Demystifying intergenerational support from adult children in senior tourism consumption: Insights from large-scale household level survey data

IF 6.9 2区管理学 Q1 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Tourism Management Perspectives Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI:10.1016/j.tmp.2025.101398

Jianping Zha , Liying Yan , Yuxuan Wang , Lamei He , Dandan Xu , Yu Yu

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Abstract

Given the significant potential of the senior tourism market, it is crucial to facilitate and support seniors' engagement in tourism activities. By utilizing large-scale household datasets from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) and adopting the generalized propensity score method (GPS), this study attempts to examine the impact of intergenerational support from adult children on senior tourism consumption and the key transmission channels between them. Results show that intergenerational support (including financial, instrumental, and emotional support) positively affects senior tourism consumption. Furthermore, the marginal effects of these three dimensions of intergenerational support exhibit varying patterns of change, suggesting the distinct contributions of each dimension to senior tourism consumption. Analysis of transmission channels reveals that intergenerational support strengthens the positive effect of physical health and social participation on senior tourism consumption, while mitigating the negative effects of income uncertainty. Finally, a series of supportive measures targeting the senior tourism market have been proposed.

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成年子女在老年旅游消费中的代际支持：来自大规模家庭层面调查数据的洞察

鉴于老年人旅游市场的巨大潜力，促进和支持老年人参与旅游活动至关重要。本文利用中国家庭面板研究（China Family Panel Studies， CFPS）的大型家庭数据集，采用广义倾向得分法（generalized propensity score method， GPS），探讨成年子女代际支持对老年人旅游消费的影响以及代际支持与代际支持之间的关键传递渠道。结果表明，代际支持（包括经济支持、工具支持和情感支持）对老年人旅游消费有正向影响。此外，这三个代际支持维度的边际效应表现出不同的变化模式，表明每个维度对老年旅游消费的贡献是不同的。传递渠道分析表明，代际支持强化了身体健康和社会参与对老年旅游消费的正向影响，同时缓解了收入不确定性的负面影响。最后，针对老年旅游市场提出了一系列扶持措施。

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15.60

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3.40%

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59 days

期刊介绍： Tourism Management Perspectives is an interdisciplinary journal that focuses on the planning and management of travel and tourism. It covers topics such as tourist experiences, their consequences for communities, economies, and environments, the creation of image, the shaping of tourist experiences and perceptions, and the management of tourist organizations and destinations. The journal's editorial board consists of experienced international professionals and it shares the board with Tourism Management. The journal covers socio-cultural, technological, planning, and policy aspects of international, national, and regional tourism, as well as specific management studies. It encourages papers that introduce new research methods and critique existing ones in the context of tourism research. The journal publishes empirical research articles and high-quality review articles on important topics and emerging themes that enhance the theoretical and conceptual understanding of key areas within travel and tourism management.