Accessible tourism and its benefits for coping with stress

被引:16
作者
Antunes Moura, Andreia Filipa [1 ,2 ]
Kastenholz, Elisabeth [2 ,3 ]
Sousa Pereira, Anabela Maria [4 ,5 ]
机构
[1] Polytech Inst Coimbra, Coimbra Educ Sch, Coimbra, Portugal
[2] Univ Aveiro, GOVCOPP Res Unit Governance Competitiveness & Pu, Aveiro, Portugal
[3] Univ Aveiro, DEGEIT Dept Econ Management Ind Engn & Tourism, Aveiro, Portugal
[4] Univ Aveiro, DEP, Aveiro, Portugal
[5] Univ Aveiro, CIDTFF Res Ctr Didact & Technol Educ Trainers, Aveiro, Portugal
关键词
Accessible tourism; stress-coping; disability; social tourism; health and wellness;
D O I
10.1080/19407963.2017.1409750
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
The present study had two main objectives: (i) to understand the relationship between tourism and stress-coping for individuals with disabilities, and (ii) to develop an empirical basis for therapeutic purposes and for improving new tourism products and policies, in a biopsychosocial framework. An empirical study was conducted using participants with disabilities (N=306) who were assessed with the Leisure Coping Scale adapted to the Accessible Tourism context. The positive influence of tourism on these individuals' biopsychosocial dimensions of stress-coping is identified and discussed. Results suggest that accessible tourism should be recognized as a new stress-coping resource for disabled people, supporting the rebalancing of their personal and social resources, positively contributing to their health and well-being. These findings provide further evidence for the development of new tourism products targeted to a population with special needs, and for accurate policies of alternative therapeutic interventions in the context of their rehabilitation. RESUMENEl estudio tiene como objetivos principales los siguientes puntos: (i) para comprender la relacion entre turismo y estres coping para personas con discapacidad y para desarrollar una base empirica para propuestas terapeuticas para el desarrollo de nuevos productos de turismo. Un estudio empirico fue conducido en pacientes con discapacidad (N=306) que han tenido acceso a la Escala Leisure Coping adaptada en un contexto de turismo accesible. La influencia positiva del turismo en estos individuos a nivel psicosocial fue identificada y discutida. Los resultados sugieren que el turismo accesible puede ser una nueva herramienta de estres-coping para personas discapacitadas soportando el reequilibrio de sus vidas personales y sociales, contribuyendo para la salud y bienestar. Estos resultados pueden garantizar descubiertas para el desarrollo de nuevos productos para poblaciones especificas con necesidades especiales y aun para nuevas y alternativas politicas terapeuticas en contextos de rehabilitacion.PALABRAS CLAVESTurismo Accesible; Estres-Coping; Discapacidad RESUMECette etude vise deux objectifs principaux: (i) comprendre la relation entre le tourisme et l'adaptation au stress pour les personnes handicapees, et (ii) developper une base empirique a des fins therapeutiques et a l'amelioration de nouveaux produits touristiques dans un cadre biopsychosocial. Une etude empirique a ete menee aupres des participants ayant un handicap (N=306) qui ont ete evalues a l'aide de l'echelle de loisir adaptee au contexte du tourisme accessible. L'influence positive du tourisme sur les dimensions biopsychosociales de l'adaptation au stress de ces personnes est identifiee et discutee. Les resultats suggerent que le tourisme accessible devrait etre reconnu comme une nouvelle ressource pour les personnes handicapees qui resistent au stress, en soutenant le reequilibrage de leurs ressources personnelles et sociales, contribuant positivement a leur sante et a leur bien-etre. Ces resultats fournissent des preuves pour le developpement de nouveaux produits touristiques focalise sur une population ayant des besoins speciaux et pour une politique precise des interventions therapeutiques alternatives dans le contexte de leur readaptation.MOTS-CLESTourisme accessible; stress-coping; handicap
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页数:24
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