中高齡遊客環境恢復性知覺、場所依戀與心理幸福感之關係

Exploring Restorative Perception of Environment, Place Attachment on Senior Tourists’ Psychological Well-Being

本文研究目的為探討中高齡遊客的環境恢復性知覺、場所依戀與心理幸福感之關係，選擇溪頭自然教育園區為研究基地，採用遊客自填式問卷作為研究工具，總計獲得有效問卷398份。經由結構方程模式分析結果顯示中高齡遊客的環境恢復性知覺正向影響場所依戀，且環境恢復性知覺與場所依戀影響心理幸福感。此研究結果發現中高齡遊客對旅遊地的環境恢復性知覺與場所依戀是構成遊客心理幸福感的來源因素之一，表示環境旅遊確實可以帶給中高齡遊客幸福的感覺，且遊客的心理幸福感主要來自旅遊地的實體環境功能。據此，提供旅遊地經營業者單位規劃中高齡遊客旅遊產品之參考。

The purpose of this study was to examine the restorative perception of environment and place attachment on senior tourists’ psychological well-being. An on-site questionnaire was administered to 398 tourists in Xi-Tou Nature Education Area. Proposed hypotheses were tested utilizing structural equation modeling. The results indicated that restorative perception of environment influenced tourists’ place attachment, in turn both restorative perception of environment and place attachment influenced tourists’ psychological well-being. Overall, the results suggested that restorative perception of environment and place attachment were antecedents of senior tourists’ psychological well-being. Also, tourists’ psychological well-being was formed of the physical environment. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.