Abstract
This paper reports on an investigation of perceived well being of Australian tourism university students. The perceptions of well being were assessed through validated and established life satisfaction scales and positive mental state scales. The results of the student study were compared to national research on the subjective well being of Australians. Initial findings from the student study suggest that the students display different levels of well being than the Australian survey participants. As part of the positive mental state evaluation, the students registered lower than expected responses to ‘feeling interested in people’, ‘feeling closer to others’, feeling confident’ and ‘feeling cheerful’ The students reported higher satisfaction with life as a whole than the national survey participants; the least and the most satisfying aspects of life were also different for the two groups.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | CAUTHE 2013: Tourism and Global Change: On the Edge of Something Big |
| Publisher | Lincoln University |
| Pages | 203-207 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780864762832 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | CAUTHE 2013 Conference - Christchurch, New Zealand Duration: 11 Feb 2013 → 14 Feb 2013 https://cauthe.org/services/conferences/conference-2013/ |
Conference
| Conference | CAUTHE 2013 Conference |
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| Country/Territory | New Zealand |
| City | Christchurch |
| Period | 11/02/13 → 14/02/13 |
| Other | The Department of Social Science, Parks, Recreation Tourism and Sport at Lincoln University was privileged to host the first CAUTHE conference outside of Australia and in so doing confirmed CAUTHE as a truly Australasian entity. Significant and disruptive earthquakes centred on Christchurch occurred post formal bidding and throughout the 18 months leading up to the conference. These were disruptive, necessitating migration across three venues (the first significantly destroyed, and the second subsequently deemed unsafe). They unwittingly forced a refocus on a ‘campus based’ event, which emerged as significant benefit. Similarly the earthquakes themselves, the role of tourism and tourists in risk and resilience and the engagement of the tourism sector in the city’s recovery became a major conference theme. These themes were augmented by an outstanding keynote speech from the CEO of the Regional Travel Organisation to open the conference, an extended papers stream and special interest group on risk and resilience and conference tour of the CBD red zone. The first mid‐career workshop, initiated by CAUTHE fellows, was well received. A successful PhD and Early Career workshop, themed around research methods was also well structured and received. The conference enjoyed wide acclaim from participants and generated strong local and national media coverage. |
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