Browsing by Author "Kastenholz, Elisabeth"
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- Accessible tourism and its benefits for coping with stressPublication . Moura, Andreia; Kastenholz, Elisabeth; Pereira, Anabela Maria SousaThe present study had two main objectives: (i) to understand the relationship between tourism and stress-coping for individuals with disabilities, and (ii) to develop an empirical basis for therapeutic purposes and for improving new tourism products and policies, in a biopsychosocial framework. An empirical study was conducted using participants with disabilities (N = 306) who were assessed with the Leisure Coping Scale adapted to the Accessible Tourism context. The positive influence of tourism on these individuals’ biopsychosocial dimensions of stress-coping is identified and discussed. Results suggest that accessible tourism should be recognized as a new stress-coping resource for disabled people, supporting the rebalancing of their personal and social resources, positively contributing to their health and well-being. These findings provide further evidence for the development of new tourism products targeted to a population with special needs, and for accurate policies of alternative therapeutic interventions in the context of their rehabilitation.
- Accessible tourism experiences: the voice of people with visual disabilitiesPublication . Devile, Eugénia; Kastenholz, ElisabethOur research focuses primarily on the understanding of the engagement in tourist activities of people with disabilities. Specifically, we intend to analyze the experience of people with visual impairments, identifying the factors that constrain and the factors that facilitate their decision to travel, seeking to understand how people adapt, negotiate their perceived and real constraints and become active travelers. A qualitative study was undertaken using in-depth interviews, which sought to give voice to people with visual disabilities. Results of a content analysis of the information gathered allow the following main conclusions: The participation in tourist activities by people with visual disabilities results from an ongoing and interactive process, which is shaped by multiple factors, with positive or negative influences, within each individual’s very personal context, impairment condition and social environment, with impact on different stages of the process. It is possible to identify patterns of factors influencing the process (constraints and facilitators) as well as of negotiation strategies used for continued participation in tourism. To overcome the barriers they face, people with disabilities rely on negotiation strategies associated with the travel organization process, and on different personal and interpersonal strategies that are systematized in this study.
- Aliviar o stress de indivíduos com incapacidade : o potencial da prática turísticaPublication . Moura, Andreia; Kastenholz, Elisabeth; Pereira, Anabela de SousaO stress afeta negativamente a vida de muitas pessoas na sociedade moderna, causando mal-estar, doenças, deteriorando o desempenho diário e diminuindo toda a qualidade de vida. A população com incapacidade estará, provavelmente, mais exposta a diferentes e mais intensas circunstâncias indutoras de stress, que poderão causar uma instabilidade, ainda mais severa, ao nível dos seus recursos mentais, psicológicos, emocionais e até físicos. As evidências empíricas demonstram que o lazer suscita sentimentos de liberdade e desenvolvimento pessoal, ilustrando o seu potencial para a redução e controlo do stress, pela indução de interação social, emoções positivas, e do coping face a situações de stress (Folkman e Moskowitz, 2004). Como o turismo é reconhecido como uma fonte de impactos positivos, de longo prazo, na qualidade de vida dos seus participantes (Neal et al., 2007) sendo também associado à redução do stress, decidiu-se estudar os aspetos intrínsecos desta atividade para o combate ao stress, na perspetiva das pessoas com incapacidade. O presente trabalho pretende clarificar as circunstâncias indutoras de stress para as pessoas com incapacidade e explicar como o turismo poderá atuar no âmbito do stress-coping. Assim, apresentar-se-á a revisão da literatura referente à temática em estudo, bem como os resultados obtidos da análise de focus groups realizados no contexto de um estudo exploratório sobre a participação de pessoas com incapacidade na atividade turística.