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Elucidating Well-Being Measurement from the Wellness Perspective of Religious Travelers

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  • Siti Hasnah Hassan

    (School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor 11800, Malaysia)

  • Thurasamy Ramayah

    (School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor 11800, Malaysia)

  • Muhammad Imran Qureshi

    (Teesside University International Business School, Teesside University, Middlesbrough TS1 3BX, UK)

Abstract

The holistic conceptions of multi-dimensional well-being that synergize the constructs that capture all elements of the well-being of travelers are lacking in current literature. This study aims to develop an instrument to measure religious travelers’ well-being based on multi-dimensional well-being from the perspective of Muslim travelers who traveled to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah to gauge their level of well-being. The scale development technique was employed by creating, refining, and validating the instrument. The final survey instrument, which was administered using a purposive snowball sampling procedure, featured 30 items representing six dimensions of well-being. The final dataset included 202 Muslims who traveled to perform Umrah and were analyzed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) using AMOS 21.0 software. Four low-loading items were removed, leaving 26 items with a satisfactory model fit that covered six wellness dimensions: physical, spiritual, emotional, social, intellectual, and financial well-being. The findings contribute to the literature on religious tourism by providing an in-depth description of the experience of a religious pilgrimage for Muslims and their subsequent sense of fulfillment. The newly constructed instrument is believed to provide a more comprehensive view on well-being, allowing for a more nuanced assessment of a traveler’s well-being upon return.

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  • Siti Hasnah Hassan & Thurasamy Ramayah & Muhammad Imran Qureshi, 2023. "Elucidating Well-Being Measurement from the Wellness Perspective of Religious Travelers," World, MDPI, vol. 4(1), pages 1-14, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jworld:v:4:y:2023:i:1:p:12-184:d:1101995
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