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Deborah L. Kerstetter is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research spans multiple main fields of study, including Social Sciences and Psychology. Within these fields, their work focuses notably on subfields such as Demography, Sociology and Political Science, and Social Psychology, with additional contributions to General Health Professions and Health.

The primary research themes in Kerstetter's work cover diverse aspects of tourism research, tourism, volunteerism, and development, as well as recreation, leisure, and wilderness management. Other areas of focus include psychological well-being and life satisfaction, health disparities and outcomes, migration, aging, and tourism studies, and community health and development.

The recent publications by Kerstetter demonstrate engagement with topics related to tourism, subjective well-being, and relationships. Among these works are:

  • "Women's perceptions of empowerment in Ramsar, a tourism destination in northern Iran" (2020) published in Women s Studies International Forum
  • "Couples vacations and romantic passion and intimacy" (2024) published in Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights
  • "Couple Vacations: Linking Joint Vacation Experiences of Romantic Couples to Satisfaction with Relationship Life" (2023) published in Leisure Sciences
  • "Sources of Happiness: A Mixed Methods Phenomenological Study of Factors Affecting Residents' Subjective Wellbeing in Shenzhen, China" (2020) published in Psychological Reports
  • "The impact of vacations on urban women's well-being from the perspective of feminist urbanism" (2024) published in Tourism Management

Kerstetter has frequently collaborated with several coauthors, including Moji Shahvali, Xiangyou Shen, Xiaoli Yi, Bing Pan, and Gaojun Zhang.

Their work has appeared in a variety of publication venues, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of their research. These venues include:

  • Women s Studies International Forum
  • Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights
  • Leisure Sciences
  • Psychological Reports
  • Tourism Management

Best Publications

  • Level of Specialization and Place Attachment: An Exploratory Study of Whitewater Recreationists

    Kelly S. Bricker;Deborah L. Kerstetter

  • Examining the Role of Cognitive and Affective Image in Predicting Choice Across Natural, Developed, and Theme-Park Destinations

    Chung Hsien Lin;Duarte B. Morais;Deborah Lee Kerstetter;Jing Shoung Hou

  • International Students’ Image of Rural Pennsylvania as a Travel Destination

    Po Ju Chen;Deborah Lee Kerstetter

  • Prior knowledge, credibility and information search

    Deborah Kerstetter;Mi Hea Cho

  • An Exploration of the Specialization Concept within the Context of Heritage Tourism

    Deborah L. Kerstetter;John J. Confer;Alan R. Graefe

  • Profiling Taiwanese ecotourists using a behavioral approach

    Deborah Lee Kerstetter;Jing Shoung Hou;Chung Hsien Lin

  • How Do We Feel on Vacation? A Closer Look at How Emotions Change over the Course of a Trip

    Jeroen Nawijn;Ondrej Mitas;Yeqiang Lin;Deborah Lee Kerstetter

  • Testing a Constraints Model within the Context of Nature-Based Tourism

    Lori A. Pennington-Gray;Deborah L. Kerstetter

  • Testing Alternative Leisure Constraint Negotiation Models: An Extension of Hubbard and Mannell's Study

    Julie S. Son;Andrew J. Mowen;Deborah L. Kerstetter

  • Girlie Girls and Manly Men: Chidren's Stigma Consciousness of Gender in Sports and Physical Activities

    Dorothy L. Schmalz;Deborah L. Kerstetter

  • The Relationship Between Sociodemographic Variables, Benefits Sought and Subsequent Vacation Behavior: A Case Study

    Richard J. Gitelson;Deborah L. Kerstetter

  • Casting Off An Exploration of Cruise Ship Space, Group Tour Behavior, and Social Interaction

    Careen Mackay Yarnal;Deborah Kerstetter

  • Examining the Role of Cognitive and Affective Image in Predicting Choice Across Natural, Developed, and Theme-Park Destinations

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  • Changes in emotions and their interactions with personality in a vacation context

    Yeqiang Lin;Deborah Kerstetter;Jeroen Nawijn;Ondrej Mitas

  • Tourism development and changing rural identity in China

    Lan Xue;Deborah Kerstetter;Carter Hunt

  • An interpretation of special place meanings whitewater recreationists attach to the South Fork of the American River.

    Kelly S. Bricker;Deborah L. Kerstetter

  • Developing countries and tourism ecolabels

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  • Exploring Fijian's sense of place after exposure to tourism development

    Deborah Kerstetter;Kelly Bricker

  • The influence of friends and relatives in travel decision-making.

    Richard Gitelson;Deborah Lee Kerstetter

  • An Involvement Profile of Division I Women`s Basketball Spectators.

    Deborah L. Kerstetter;Georgia M. Kovich

  • Industrial heritage attractions: Types and tourists.

    Deborah Kerstetter;John Confer;Kelly Bricker

  • Beyond fun and friendship : the Red Hat Society as a coping resource for older women

    Susan L. Hutchinson;Careen M. Yarnal;Julie Staffordson;Deborah L. Kerstetter

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan R. Graefe
Alan R. Graefe Pennsylvania State University
Lori Pennington-Gray
Lori Pennington-Gray University of South Carolina
Gerard T. Kyle
Gerard T. Kyle Texas A&M University
Stephanie A. Shields
Stephanie A. Shields Pennsylvania State University
Douglas A. Kleiber
Douglas A. Kleiber University of Georgia
Brijesh Thapa
Brijesh Thapa University of Florida

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