The Relationships Between Disabled Tourists' Well-Being and Their Travel Intentions

Abstract

This study investigated the relationships between well-being, travel attitudes, travel satisfaction, and the travel intentions of disabled tourists based on the positive emotions, engagement, relationship, meaning, and accomplishment (PERMA) framework. In this study, 398 out of 1300 disabled tourists in Hainan Province, China, were invited to complete the survey questionnaire, and 312 valid questionnaires were obtained. SPSS 23.0 and Smart PLS 4.0 were used to analyze the data. The results showed that the PERMA framework of positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishments significantly influences the well-being of disabled tourists, and that the well-being of disabled tourists significantly influences travel attitude and travel satisfaction, and finally travel intention. This study explores the deeper impact of well-being, a psychological factor, on disabled tourists' travel intention. This paper provides an innovative and integrative study of disabled tourists, filling a gap in research on their well-being.