Working-Holiday Makers (WHMs) are individuals who choose to combine work, leisure, and travel to varying degrees. WHMs spend a varied amount of time at a destination simultaneously delivering and consuming tourism services. Although their social interactions have strong impacts upon how they, other tourists, and residents experience the destination, relevant research seldom focuses on social structures within WHM communities. Underpinned by elements borrowed from community psychology and social network theory, this study explores WHMs' social connections and relationships. The results reveal parallel existence of tight social bonds and social divide in WHM communities that influence the cultural exchange taking place within them. Nationality plays a key role in their identity as foreign workers, while their perceptions of value added to the destination depend on their relationships with other tourists and the time spent at the destination. Hedonistic social environments, and influence from peers, impact WHM wellbeing in both positive and negative ways.

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旅游打工度假者的社会关系


工作度假者 (WHM) 是选择不同程度地将工作、休闲和旅行结合起来的个人。 WHM 在目的地花费不同的时间，同时提供和消费旅游服务。尽管他们的社交互动对他们、其他游客和居民如何体验目的地有很大影响，但相关研究很少关注 WHM 社区内的社会结构。本研究以社区心理学和社交网络理论为基础，探讨了 WHM 的社会联系和关系。结果表明，WHM 社区中紧密的社会纽带和社会鸿沟同时存在，影响了社区内发生的文化交流。国籍在他们作为外籍工人的身份中起着关键作用，而他们对目的地附加值的看法取决于他们与其他游客的关系以及在目的地度过的时间。享乐主义的社会环境和同龄人的影响，以积极和消极的方式影响 WHM 的福祉。