Title of Paper

The Impact of Travel Participation on Alleviating Loneliness and Social Isolation for Older Adults

Author Bios (50 Words for each Author)

Weixuan Wang is a Ph.D. candidate studying leisure behavior at Indiana University Bloomington. Her research interest is in senior travel and accessible tourism. Currently, her research focuses on travel participations and benefits for lonely and socially isolated older adults.

Shu Cole is a professor for the Department of Health & Wellness Design. Her research interests include understanding the inter-relationships and examining the cultural and psychological antecedents among service quality, satisfaction and behavioral intentions, and identifying methods to improve response rates of survey research.

Abstract (150 Words)

Older adults are at higher risk of becoming isolated and lonely, as they would experience many changes in life circumstances, including but not limited to retirement, loss of partners or friends, financial changes, and health decline. Loneliness and social isolation not only affect the quality of life among older adults but also can pose physiological and health risks for them. Therefore, more attention is needed to study and design programs to encourage social connectedness, and social support for older adults and alleviate the impact of loneliness and social isolation among older adults. Travel requires various social interactions that can bolster social connectedness, interrupt lonely feelings and provide health benefits to older adults. This project intends to determine whether travel participation can help alleviate the influence of loneliness and social isolation for older adults and explore the effect on their health and life satisfaction.

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The Impact of Travel Participation on Alleviating Loneliness and Social Isolation for Older Adults

Older adults are at higher risk of becoming isolated and lonely, as they would experience many changes in life circumstances, including but not limited to retirement, loss of partners or friends, financial changes, and health decline. Loneliness and social isolation not only affect the quality of life among older adults but also can pose physiological and health risks for them. Therefore, more attention is needed to study and design programs to encourage social connectedness, and social support for older adults and alleviate the impact of loneliness and social isolation among older adults. Travel requires various social interactions that can bolster social connectedness, interrupt lonely feelings and provide health benefits to older adults. This project intends to determine whether travel participation can help alleviate the influence of loneliness and social isolation for older adults and explore the effect on their health and life satisfaction.