Digital Travel to Improve Emotional State and Well-Being During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The Role of Presence and Sense of Place
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22003993 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ze‐Min Liu (0000-0001-9331-1374, Wenzhou University), Cheng‐Ye Liu (0000-0003-0732-0288, Wenzhou University), Cheng-Ye Liu (Wenzhou University), Chuangqi Chen (0000-0003-0361-1301, Wenzhou University), Chuang-Qi Chen (Wenzhou University), Xindong Ye (0000-0003-4187-0160, Wenzhou University, corresponding author), Xin-Dong Ye (Wenzhou University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 690-697 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2152-2715 • E-ISSN: 2152-2723 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1089/cyber.2022.0248 |
| PMID | 37335922 |
| OpenAlex | W4381189683 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 50 |
The continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a decline in people's subjective well-being and emotional states. Digital travel based on 360° videos provides an alternate way for people to improve their mental health at home during this specific period. Yet, how to construct effective digital travel content that improves emotions remains an issue. This investigation assessed the impact of people's perceived presence and sense of place (SOP) on emotional improvement during a 360° digital travel experience. A total of 156 undergraduate students volunteered to participate, and anxiety, emotion levels, and life satisfaction were measured before and after the digital travel experience; presence and SOP ratings were also collected after the experience. A Latent Change Score model was then developed, and the results indicated that the greater presence and SOP individuals experienced during their digital travel, the better their digital travel experience and emotional improvement. Furthermore, the current data highlight that SOP has a greater impact on emotional improvement than presence. This result provides a novel understanding that how SOP is generated may be more critical to digital travel than presence. This new understanding should help improve relevant applications in the field of digital travel, such as the possibility of providing meaningful narrative context in a virtual environment to induce SOP more effectively, and improve the digital travel experience. Overall, the findings of this study expand our understanding of the digital travel experience and lay the groundwork for future research on SOP and digital travel
Anxiety · Digital health · Geography · Health care · Mental health · Narrative · Political science · Applied Psychology · Computer Science · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Medicine · Psychology · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Social Psychology · Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |