| Journal: | Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias |
| Database: | PERIÓDICA |
| System number: | 000436180 |
| ISSN: | 0001-3765 |
| Authors: | Garces, Soraia1 Pocimho, Margarina2 Jesus, Saúl N. de2 |
| Institutions: | 1Universidade de Madeira, Agencia Regional para o Desenvolvimento de Investigacao, Tecnologia e Inovacao, Funchal, Madeira. Portugal 2Universidade de Algarve, Centro de Investigacao em Turismo, Sustentabilidade e Bem-Estar, Faro. Portugal |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Volumen: | 92 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| English abstract | This paper analyses the Tourism Wellbeing Scale, a new measure in the tourism sector built from Positive Psychology variables: wellbeing, creativity, optimism, and spirituality. It empathizes the importance of multidisciplinary work and thus it focuses on a psychological approach to understand wellbeing in tourism. The empirical research used Exploratory Factor Analysis (n=429) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (n=428). Reliability through Cronbach’ Alpha was .874 and evidence of convergent validity was found with the Creative personality scale-short form, Global wellbeing scale, optimism scale, and spirituality scale. A final 8-item structure, with a one-factor solution and confirmatory analysis with: a) Normed Chi-squared (χ2/df) =1.076; b) Root Mean Square Residual (RMR) =.041; c) Goodness of Fit (GFI) =.992; d) Adjusted Goodness of Fit (AGFI) =.977; e) Comparative Fit Index (CFI) =.999; and f) the Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) =.013 was obtained. Overall, this instrument has an adequate goodness-of-fit and acceptable psychometric quality to be used in the field. This study is an innovation in bringing a new instrument to the field based on psychological principles with the potential to help stakeholders in the development of new marketing products where wellbeing can be a major turn-point for the tourism industry |
| Disciplines: | Psicología |
| Keyword: | Psicología social, Escalas psicométricas, Escala de bienestar turístico |
| Keyword: | Psychology, Social psychology, Psychometric scales, Tourism wellbeing scale |
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