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EVENTS AS THERAPY: Connecting the liminal and everyday field to enhance mental wellness in urban destinations

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  • Zhai, Xueting
  • Zhong, Dixi
  • Luo, Qiuju
  • Lu, Peiying

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A shift in the attraction of urban tourism from city landscape to city life is observed, as events become key place-makers. Responding to recent calls for urban wellness tourism that benefits locals and tourists alike, we conceptualize events as therapy in urban destinations based on Lewin's field theory. Qualitative interviews at three community events targeting at young cohorts were conducted. Results indicate that the therapeutic effects of these events can emerge in three interlinked fields: event, everyday life, and participants' psychology. Results emphasize how the everyday nature of events encourages reconnection with urban life as both the process and result of events as therapy. Considering those results, we conclude by discussing the novel role of events in improving mental wellness.

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  • Zhai, Xueting & Zhong, Dixi & Luo, Qiuju & Lu, Peiying, 2024. "EVENTS AS THERAPY: Connecting the liminal and everyday field to enhance mental wellness in urban destinations," Annals of Tourism Research, Elsevier, vol. 109(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:anture:v:109:y:2024:i:c:s0160738324001026
    DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2024.103825
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