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Coming Home and Taking Time: A Phenomenological Exploration on Existential Anxiety and Transformative Travel Experiences (102345)
Session Chair: Shirley Ho
Thursday, 26 March 2026 11:20
Session: Session 2
Room: Room 705 (7F)
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Extant literature on travel demonstrates its potential as a medium for growth, learning, and a deepened sense of self. Moreover, travel has been discovered to be capable of transforming individuals’ lives. In this regard, transformative travel experiences lay the foundation for expanding one's understanding and awareness of their own existence, link to self, and relation with other beings. These experiences influence an individual to reflect upon and evaluate their belief systems – and may transform that person’s perception on life. As established by Morgan (2010), it is also associated with “being in the world” – which pertains to an existential journey that stimulates wisdom, maturity, and completeness. Transformative travel experiences, in this research, serve as an avenue for an individual to intimately yield back to her/his existentially authentic self – related to the world. This study utilized a qualitative research design, then followed the methods of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Six individuals ranging from 22 to 27 years old who have an experience traveling independently, lasting for a minimum of 3 consecutive nights; for at least twice within the past 2 years (in light of the pandemic) were gathered. A semi-structured in-depth interview guide composed of open-ended questions patterned from the Existential Concerns Questionnaire was used. Twelve [12] superordinate themes and eighteen [18] sub-ordinate themes emerged from the in-depth interview. Through the integration of both psychology and philosophy, this research highlights the significance of transformative travel experiences as a potential therapeutic modality in addressing existential anxiety.
Authors:
Nina Ricci Ocbina, Independent Scholar, Philippines
About the Presenter(s)
Nina Ricci L. Ocbina is currently a practicing Clinical Psychologist.
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