Turizm Deneyimleri ile Boş Zaman Tatmini Arasındaki İlişkide Duygusal Zekânın Düzenleyici Rolü (The Moderating Role of Emotional Intelligence in the Relationship Between Tourism Experiences and Leisure Satisfaction)

Sevcan BİLGİMÖZ; Özlem ALTUNÖZ

doi:10.63556/jotags.2026.1799

Authors

Sevcan BİLGİMÖZ
Özlem ALTUNÖZ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63556/jotags.2026.1799

Keywords:

Tourism experiences, Leisure satisfaction, Emotional intelligence

Abstract

Individuals participate in various recreational activities to make use of their leisure time and aim to gain satisfying experiences from these activities. One such activity is tourism, which offers participants diverse experiences that may vary depending on their emotional intelligence levels. In this context, the aim of this study is to determine the level of tourism experiences among individuals who have participated in international tours, to examine the impact of these experiences on leisure satisfaction, and to investigate whether this impact differs according to emotional intelligence levels. The findings revealed positive relationships between tourism experiences, leisure satisfaction, and emotional intelligence. Furthermore, emotional intelligence was found to play a moderating role in the effect of tourism experiences on leisure satisfaction.

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