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Events and Well-Being Research: Key Arguments, Gaps, and Future Directions

Trudie Walters

Event Management2025https://doi.org/10.3727/152599525x17367484906462article
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Abstract

This note reviews the well-being research published in Event Management since 2000. It starts by discussing what is meant by well-being, then presents an analysis of themes and trends centered around questions of whose well-being, what well-being, and how to approach well-being. Interest in the topic has increased in the last 5 years. A range of theoretical approaches and methodologies have been adopted, demonstrating interdisciplinarity. In recent times, conceptual frameworks have been developed within event studies as the subject matures. However, studies have centered on the subjective well-being benefits of events in an individual, white, Western, nondisabled context, with sports events dominating. There is a need for research that investigates: non-Western understandings and perspectives, including those of Indigenous peoples; the well-being benefits of events for a wider range of stakeholders; a broader range of both event and well-being types; and longitudinal studies on the longevity of well-being benefits.

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@article{trudie2025,
  title        = {{Events and Well-Being Research: Key Arguments, Gaps, and Future Directions}},
  author       = {Trudie Walters},
  journal      = {Event Management},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3727/152599525x17367484906462},
}

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