The Stranger Effect in Tourism: A Constructivist Grounded Theory of Inner Co-Creation and Eudaimonic Transformation
Published online on June 15, 2026
Abstract
Journal of Travel Research, Ahead of Print.
This study develops a substantive theory explaining how brief encounters with unfamiliar fellow tourists can trigger meaningful psychological change. Drawing on constructivist grounded theory and interviews with 25 Vietnamese tourists, the study ...
This study develops a substantive theory explaining how brief encounters with unfamiliar fellow tourists can trigger meaningful psychological change. Drawing on constructivist grounded theory and interviews with 25 Vietnamese tourists, the study ...