2021
Autores
Barbosa, B; Santos, C; Santos, M;
Publicação
TOURISM
Abstract
Despite the current importance of international retirement migration for both academics and practitioners, the extant literature on the topic is still scarce and mostly focused on short-period migration flows from wealthy and northern countries to cheaper and warm-weather destinations. This article aims at shedding light on the role of tourism in prospective migrants' decision-making process, considering the framework provided by the push-pull model, which is often used to explain both migration and tourism. A qualitative study was conducted, comprising ten in-depth interviews with 45+ year-old Brazilian citizens who intend to move to Europe after retirement. Results show that tourism is important for prospective migrants to evaluate possible migration destinations, as some of the most relevant migration pull factors (e.g., safety) are easily assessed during tourism experiences. Participants in this study also carefully plan tourism activities prior to their decision to migrate in order to get a more realistic notion of what the destination is like for residents. Overall, this study demonstrates that tourism is particularly important for several stages of migrants' decision-making process.
2021
Autores
Barbosa, B; Santos, CA; Santos, M;
Publicação
JOURNAL OF TOURISM AND CULTURAL CHANGE
Abstract
The main aim of this article is to explore the relationship between tourism experience and international retirement migration. Despite the current trends in international tourism and the marketing efforts of some destinations to attract retired foreigners, contributions in the literature about prospective migrants' decision process are still rare, particularly regarding long-term migration and beyond the traditional north-south flows from the wealthy countries to warmer and more affordable destinations. Building on migration theories and models, including the recently proposed push-pull plus model, this article includes a qualitative study with 12 Brazilian citizens with varying degrees of intention to migrate to Europe after retirement. Results show that tourism acts as an important facilitator of prospective migrants' decision process, functioning as a mediating driver of future migration, by enabling to gather information and to experience the living conditions in the destination. Overall, this article demonstrates that the push-pull plus model is particularly interesting to capture prospective migrants' dynamic decision process. Implications for managers and future research suggestions are also provided.
2021
Autores
Barbosa, B;
Publicação
Strategies and Tactics for Multidisciplinary Writing - Advances in Linguistics and Communication Studies
Abstract
2021
Autores
Swartz, S; Barbosa, B; Crawford, I; Luck, S;
Publicação
Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design
Abstract
2021
Autores
Ostic, D; Qalati, SA; Barbosa, B; Shah, SMM; Vela, EG; Herzallah, AM; Liu, F;
Publicação
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
Abstract
The growth in social media use has given rise to concerns about the impacts it may have on users' psychological well-being. This paper's main objective is to shed light on the effect of social media use on psychological well-being. Building on contributions from various fields in the literature, it provides a more comprehensive study of the phenomenon by considering a set of mediators, including social capital types (i.e., bonding social capital and bridging social capital), social isolation, and smartphone addiction. The paper includes a quantitative study of 940 social media users from Mexico, using structural equation modeling (SEM) to test the proposed hypotheses. The findings point to an overall positive indirect impact of social media usage on psychological well-being, mainly due to the positive effect of bonding and bridging social capital. The empirical model's explanatory power is 45.1%. This paper provides empirical evidence and robust statistical analysis that demonstrates both positive and negative effects coexist, helping to reconcile the inconsistencies found so far in the literature.
2021
Autores
Carvalho, CL; Barbosa, B;
Publicação
Digital Services in Crisis, Disaster, and Emergency Situations - Advances in Human Services and Public Health
Abstract
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