여행의 심리적 치유 효과에 관한 연구 동향

Abstract

This study examines the psychological healing effects of travel since 2010. Healing tourism remains popular, as the healing craze has spread throughout society. In COVID-19, where travel is not free, the importance of positive traveler psychology may increase. 52 papers published since 2010 were evaluated using publication years, academic journal titles, independent variables, dependent variables, and research methods in order to assess research trends. As a result of the study, healing mania began in 2011, but research accelerated in 2014, with the greatest number of papers published between 2016 and 2020, when COVID-19 commenced. Tourism and leisure periodicals, as well as environmental and rural periodicals, discussed the therapeutic effects of travel. 78.8 percent of studies on the healing effects of travel employed quantitative research, including t-test analysis. The primary instruments for measuring healing effects were life satisfaction, positive/negative emotion, stress, and depression, while the independent variables included travel experience, travel destination, and interaction between destination and experience. In addition to quantitative research, this study concluded that research on travel's psychological healing effect should be conducted, and the source of the measurement instrument should be described. To represent the healing effect of travel, it appears necessary to treat the dependent variable as a differentiated variable when establishing its value. This study could lead to additional research on the psychological benefits of travel.