Research reveals how sharing travel experiences affects well-being dimensions via social platform types.
Travel experience sharing contributes to post‐trip well‐being, but whether and how different sharing types affect different dimensions of well‐being is unclear. Applying self‐determination theory, this research found that the interaction between social platform types and travel experience sharing resulted in different dimensions of post‐trip well‐being. The results further revealed two mediating pathways (i.e., personal development and social reputation) behind this matching effect. Specifically, in strong‐tie social platforms, desirability (vs. feasibility) sharing induced higher eudaimonia through enhanced personal development, whereas in weak‐tie social platforms, feasibility (vs. desirability) sharing induced higher hedonia through enhanced social reputation. This research provides a positive psychological research direction for existing literature on the effects of travel experience sharing. It provides managerial insights for effectively enhancing post‐trip well‐being.
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