Journal
SUSTAINABILITY
Volume 14, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/su14105953
Keywords
confirmation factor analysis; PMSE experience framework; wellness tourism; wellness tourism attributes; wellness tourism experience
Funding
- Behavioral Research and Informatics in Social Science Research Unit, Chulalongkorn University
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This study aims to develop and validate the key attributes of the wellness tourism experience framework within the context of Thailand. The study confirms the adaptability of the framework through survey design and quantitative methods, and finds that the mental experience dimension is the most important in predicting effective wellness tourism experiences.
Background: Research on the theoretical integration of attributes of wellness tourism in the form of the physical, mental, spiritual, and environmental (PMSE) attribute framework and the effect of cultural differences on the framework validation has not been conducted before. Objectives: This study developed and validated the key underlying attributes of the wellness tourism experience framework within the Thailand context. Methods: From reviewing the related literature to identify potential sub attributes under the four dimensions of the PMSE framework, themes were developed using a theory- and prior research-driven method within different cultural contexts. The fitness of the PMSE attribute framework model within the context of Thailand wellness tourism was confirmed through a survey design with a quantitative approach from the generalities of the sample groups. The entire dataset was statistically tested with descriptive statistics and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Results and Conclusions: After adjustments, the four-factors with a 28-item model substantiated the data. The results validated that the mental experience dimension accounted for the most variance, with an indicator value of 0.99 in the framework, predicting the effective wellness tourism experience better than the other attributes. Experience design should involve the participation of all stakeholders in the wellness tourism system in terms of managerial contribution. Recommendations for the planning of wellness experiences concerning each four-factor will be investigated in future studies.
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