Prediction of subjective well-being level in residents of Dali City: Where modern tourism meets traditional ethnic culture
This study shifts the focus from economic outcomes to residents' SWB in a culturally diverse tourism setting. Using machine learning and GAMs, health issues emerged as the strongest predictors of SWB. Findings support health-oriented tourism strategies and highlight the need to integrate socio-cultural factors into sustainable tourism planning.
Authors
- Yuanyuan Lan
- Jinyong Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0757-0677)
- Xianglong Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1873-4734)
- Ke Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9312-3792)
- Ya Shi
- Lili Ji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3618-0683)
- Jingjing Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7241-4382)
- Yong Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1455-1677)
- Lin Fu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8401-3857)
Institutions
- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Chongqing Public Health Medical Center (CN)
- Chongqing Medical and Pharmaceutical College (CN)
- Dali University (CN)
- Chongqing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0332625
- Primary Topic
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00