Explaining the Role of Spiritual, Psychological, and Social Well-being in the Resilience of Young Tourists
Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va Salāmat (i.e., Research on Religion & Health),
Vol. 11 No. 4 (2025),
7 January 2026
,
Page 16-30
https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v11i4.45130
Abstract
Background and Objective: Well-being can be described as having a good life, which is one of the benefits that tourists enjoy when they fulfill their need for personal growth through purposeful traveling. Participating in social activities and spiritual tourism provides opportunities for increased well-being, mainly by calming anxiety and distress and fulfilling the subjective needs of the participants. In this study, we seek to answer the question, ’Is there a significant relationship between psychosocial and spiritual well-being and the resilience of young tourists?
Methods: The current research is practical in terms of purpose and based on the descriptive survey data collection method. The statistical population included all the tourists visiting Shiraz in the age range of 15 to 29 years old, who were present in Shiraz in the summer of 2023 at the time of data collection. The size of the statistical sample was estimated to be 384 people based on Lin's table, with a significance level being 95%. In the present study, all ethical considerations were observed and the author reported no conflicts of interest.
Results: The results revealed a significant relationship between social well-being and resilience of young tourists. Also, there was a relationship between spiritual well-being and resilience and a relationship between mental well-being and resilience, and with the increase in mental well-being, the resilience of young tourists increased.
Conclusion: Based on the findings, considering the many problems that exist and the threats that expose the lives of young people to many dangers, it is possible to take steps in the direction of increasing the resilience of young people by planning and in the meantime, providing the context for the well-being of young people. Tourism can have a very significant role in this respect, is which unfortunately less addressed today.
- Psychological well-being
- Resilience
- Social well-being
- Spiritual well-being
- Tourism
- Youth
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