RT Journal Article
T1 How important are holiday trips in preventing loneliness? Evidence for people without and with self-reported moderate and severe disabilities
A1 Pagán-Rodríguez, Ricardo Braulio
K1 Vacaciones - Aspectos psicológicos
K1 Turismo - Aspectos sociales
AB This study analyzes the relationship between holiday trips and lonelinessfor people without and with self-reported disabilities (differentiatingbetween moderate and severe disabilities limiting their daily activities)in Germany. Since loneliness is not only observed at older ages, we areparticularly interested in exploring possible age differences in thisrelationship. Using data taken from the German Socio-Economic Panelfor the year 2013 and applying a three-item version of the UCLALoneliness Scale, we found that holiday trips contribute to reducing thelevels of loneliness reported by all individuals, and that this reduction iseven higher for people with self-reported disabilities (males andfemales) who are severely limited in their daily activities. However, thepositive effects of holiday trips on loneliness did differ by age groups.The loneliness scores of people who have limiting disabilities in the 40–64 age group showed the greatest reduction as compared to thosereported for people without self-reported disabilities. From a publicpolicy and management perspective, the promotion of full access andparticipation of people with disabilities as active travellers within thetourism industry must be aimed at reducing their levels of lonelinessand increasing their social tourism opportunities and experiences
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/35975
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/35975
LA eng
NO Ricardo Pagan (2020) How important are holiday trips in preventing loneliness? Evidence for people without and with self-reported moderate and severe disabilities, Current Issues in Tourism, 23:11, 1394-1406, DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2019.1619675
NO Política de acceso abierto tomada de: https://openpolicyfinder.jisc.ac.uk/id/publication/19859
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026