Abstract
Family vacation represents a potentially important but understudied context for child development and wellbeing. Using a sample of 9,539 children from 2009–2010 U.S. Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Survey, this study examined the relationship between family vacation taking and child’s life satisfaction. Results showed a positive relationship between family vacation taking and child’s life satisfaction after controlling for child’s socio-demographic, health related and family related variables. Additionally, age moderated the relationship between family vacation taking and life satisfaction, with the relationship being stronger for children aged 14 or older than children aged 13 or younger. Finally, child’s family relationships satisfaction partially mediated the relationship between family vacation taking and life satisfaction for children aged 14 or older, and nearly fully mediated the relationship for children aged 13 or younger. Implications of this study were discussed.
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