Why we love to travel, with Andrew Stevenson, PhD | Speaking of Psychology

Are you dreaming of your next vacation? Many people see travel as a chance to escape their routines, explore new places and maybe even ‘find themselves.’ Andrew Stevenson, PhD, author of “The Psychology of Travel,” talks about whether travel makes us happier, how technology and social media are changing the experience of travel, why we get post-vacation blues and how to approach the place where you live with a travel mindset. 00:00 Intro to Why we love to travel 01:14 Meet Dr. Andrew Stevenson 01:56 Does travel change us? 02:54 Effects of traveling on mental health 03:23 Two types of travel mindsets: hedonistic and eudaimonic 04:38 Post-vacation syndrome 06:14 Difference between travel and tourism 07:16 Does travel make people more open-minded to people from a different culture? 08:18 Package tourism and belonging seekers 10:12 Travel anxiety, fear, and worry 12:55 Preparing yourself to travel if you have a fear or anxiety about it 14:30 How has technology changed the experience of travel? 16:45 Digital nomadism 18:24 The pressure to share travel experiences on social media 20:54 Essential part of the travel experience: meeting people, travel companions 21:36 Planned behavior, influence of others 23:21 Contact hypothesis, challenging prejudice 24:54 What to look for in a good travel companion 27:04 Interest in Psychology 28:56 Approaching where you live with a travel mindset 30:27 Defamiliarize yourself with your city 32:20 Closing thoughts: Personal travel, exploring home __________________________________ The American Psychological Association is the leading scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States, with more than 157,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students as its members. To learn more about APA visit http://www.apa.org Follow APA on social media: Facebook   / americanpsychologicalassociation   Twitter   / apa   LinkedIn   / american-psychological-association   Instagram   / apa_org   Threads https://www.threads.net/@apa_org