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dc.contributor.authorJepson, Allan
dc.contributor.authorStadler, Raphaela
dc.contributor.authorSpencer, Neil
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-31T16:37:01Z
dc.date.available2019-07-31T16:37:01Z
dc.date.issued2019-12-01
dc.identifier.citationJepson , A , Stadler , R & Spencer , N 2019 , ' Making Positive Family Memories Together and Improving Quality-of-Life Through Thick Sociality and Bonding at Local Community Festivals and Events ' , Tourism Management , vol. 75 , pp. 34-50 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2019.05.001
dc.identifier.issn0261-5177
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0003-1036-6404/work/162107045
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/21518
dc.description.abstractOur study contributes to the current research on tourism and quality-of-life (QOL) by investigating Memorable Event Experiences (MEE), as a primary resource for familial bonding and memory creation. A mixed methods approach (focus groups and questionnaires) is used to explore the QOL indicators of: physical well-being, psychological/emotional well-being and relationships with family within the context of localised event experiences. Findings from this study are transferable across all aspects of the tourism system, they demonstrate that experiencing an event together as a family can facilitate collective memory creation, familial bonding, and create thick sociality or ‘we-relationships’ and can therefore enhance a family’s QOL in the long term.en
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofTourism Management
dc.subjectMemorable Event Experience (MEE),
dc.subjectQuality-of-life (QOL)
dc.subjectEmotional well-being
dc.subjectSubjective well-being (SWB)
dc.subjectPhysical well-being
dc.subjectFamilial bonding
dc.subjectCollective memories
dc.subjectMemorable event experience (MEE)
dc.subjectTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
dc.subjectDevelopment
dc.subjectTransportation
dc.subjectStrategy and Management
dc.titleMaking Positive Family Memories Together and Improving Quality-of-Life Through Thick Sociality and Bonding at Local Community Festivals and Eventsen
dc.contributor.institutionEnterprise and Value Research Group
dc.contributor.institutionHertfordshire Business School
dc.contributor.institutionManaging Complex Change Research Group
dc.contributor.institutionStatistical Services Consulting Unit
dc.contributor.institutionCentre for Future Societies Research
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
dc.date.embargoedUntil2021-05-10
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85065422277&partnerID=8YFLogxK
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1016/j.tourman.2019.05.001
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
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