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dc.contributor.authorHoffman, Edward-
dc.contributor.authorJiang, Shan-
dc.contributor.authorWang, Yan-
dc.contributor.authorLi, Mengzhe-
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-26T21:57:09Z-
dc.date.available2024-02-26T21:57:09Z-
dc.date.issued2021-07-
dc.identifier.citationHoffman, E., Jiang, S., Wang, Y. & Li, M. (2020). Travel as a catalyst of peak experiences among young Chinese adults. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 61(4), 608-628. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022167820938613en_US
dc.identifier.issn0022-1678-
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/9872-
dc.descriptionScholarly articleen_US
dc.description.abstractHumanistic psychology has pioneered in investigating travel as a contributor to personality growth. In this study, 182 native Chinese undergraduates responded to a survey inquiring if they had ever experienced "wonderful happiness" while engaged in tourism, and if so, to indicate the purpose of their travel, how recently and where their peak-experience occurred, whether they were alone or with others at the time, its intensity and subsequent impact on their view of life. Participants were also asked to describe the "trigger" of their peak-experience; these were coded into nine categories. A total of 86.8% (N=158) responded affirmatively, most of whom were touring within China. Peaks involving nature were reported significantly most frequently. A cluster involving interpersonal joy, serenity, and personal growth were reported second-most frequently, with relatively small frequencies relating to culture/aesthetics, culinary delight, and particularly materialism, skill mastery, and external achievement. More than 75% of participants rated their peak as "moderately" or "very" intense and 53.5% reported that it impacted their subsequent view of life. No significant gender differences emerged. The implications of these findings for understanding growth aspects of tourism among Chinese young adults are discussed, and future avenues of research are highlighted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Journal of Humanistic Psychology is the property of Sage Publications Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipFunding The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherH. W. Wilsonen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal of Humanistic Psychology;61(4)-
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectMaslow, Abraham H. (Abraham Harold), 1908-1970en_US
dc.subjectYoung adultsen_US
dc.subjectSelf-actualization (Psychology)en_US
dc.subjectCatalystsen_US
dc.subjectHumanistic psychologyen_US
dc.subjectPleasureen_US
dc.subjectChinaen_US
dc.subjectpeak experienceen_US
dc.subjectpersonal growthen_US
dc.subjecttourismen_US
dc.subjecttravelen_US
dc.titleTravel as a catalyst of peak experiences among young Chinese adults.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/0022167820938613en_US
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0001-9789-5039en_US
local.yu.facultypagehttps://www.yu.edu/faculty/pages/hoffman-edwarden_US
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