"From war to peace": Military festival visitors' quality-of-life. Issue 3 (4th May 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Venter, Dewald; Kruger, Stefan
• Is Part Of: Journal of psychology in Africa. Volume 29:Issue 3(2019)
• Page Start: 237
• Page End: 242
• Publication Date: 2019-05-04
• Subjects: life domains -- military heritage festival -- quality-of-life -- travel motives; Psychology -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Latin America -- Periodicals; Black people -- Latin America -- Psychology -- Periodicals; Black people -- Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Psychology -- Periodicals; 155.8496
• DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2019.1616425
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1433-0237

Abstract

Abstract : The Voortrekker Monument Military festival is one of several military festivals held in South Africa. This study sought to determine the travel motives and life domain effects on the quality-of-life of visitors. Data were gathered from 330 visitors on their travel motives, overall life domains, and quality-of-life. Structural Equation Modelling analysis indicated a positive linear relationship between the visitors' travel motives, life domains (social-life, leisure-life, and self-life), life domains overall, and quality-of-life; all of which attained good reliabilities. The findings indicate that a visit to a military heritage festival has a positive effect on visitors' quality-of-life. This research adds to literature in the social sciences, positive psychology, and quality-of-life.