Moderating Effects of Religious Tourism Activities on Environmental Risk, Leisure Satisfaction, Physical and Mental Health and Well-Being among the Elderly in the Context of COVID-19

Hsiao-Hsien Lin, Tzu-Yun Lin, Chun-Wei Hsu (), Che-Hsiu Chen (), Qi-Yuan Li and Po-Hsuan Wu
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Hsiao-Hsien Lin: Department of Leisure Industry Management, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 41170, Taiwan
Tzu-Yun Lin: Department of Sport Information and Communication, National Taiwan University of Sport, Taichung 404401, Taiwan
Chun-Wei Hsu: College of History, Culture and Tourism, Yulin Normal University, Yulin 537000, China
Che-Hsiu Chen: Department of Sport Performance, National Taiwan University of Sport, Taichung 404401, Taiwan
Qi-Yuan Li: School of Physical Education, Jiaying University, Meizhou 514015, China
Po-Hsuan Wu: Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 912301, Taiwan

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 21, 1-17

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to explore whether religious tourism activities can create a safe leisure environment and improve the well-being of the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the participants in the Baishatun Mazu pilgrimage in Taiwan as the subjects of this study. A mixed research method was used. First, statistical software and the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient were used to analyze the data. Then the respondents’ opinions were collected. Finally, a multivariate analysis method was used to discuss the results of analysis. The findings showed that the elderly respondents thought that the epidemic prevention information and leisure space planning for the pilgrimage made them feel secure. The elderly believed the scenery, religious atmosphere, and commodities en route could reduce the perception of environmental risks to tourists, relieve pressure on the brain, and increase social opportunities. Therefore, the friendlier the leisure environment around the pilgrimage, the greater the leisure satisfaction among the elderly respondents. The happier the elderly felt, the less they considered the concentration of airborne contaminants, including viruses. The better their physical and mental health was, the less likely they were to want to ask for religious goods.

Keywords: Baishatun; Mazu; religious and cultural tourism; the elderly; risks in tourism; well-being (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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