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Residents' Attitudes Toward Tourism Development in Macao: a Path Model

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Under the framework of social exchange theory, this study has attempted to examine residents' perceptions of and attitudes toward tourism development in Macao. More specifically, this study has investigated the structural relationships between residents' support for and restriction on tourism development and their perceived positive and negative tourism impacts, job dependency, community attachment, and decision involvement. Path analysis is used for data analysis. Findings indicate that residents' perceptions are influenced by community attachment and decision involvement, and their support for tourism development can be predicted by their perceptions of tourism impacts and decision involvement. The results lend support for social exchange theory in the context of Macao.

Keywords: COMMUNITY ATTACHMENT; DECISION INVOLVEMENT; JOB DEPENDENCY; MACAO; RESIDENT ATTITUDES

Document Type: Research Article

Publication date: 01 October 2013

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  • Established in 1996, Tourism Analysis is an interdisciplinary journal that provides a platform for exchanging ideas and research in tourism and related fields. The journal aims to publish articles that explore a broad range of research subjects, including, but not limited to, the social, economic, cultural, environmental, and psychological aspects of tourism, consumer behavior in tourism, sustainable and responsible tourism, and effective operations, marketing, and management.

    Tourism Analysis focuses on both theoretical and applied research and strives to promote innovative approaches to understanding the complex and dynamic nature of tourism, its stakeholders, businesses, and its effects on society. The journal welcomes articles on innovative research topics and methodologies beyond the traditional theory-testing sciences, such as robotics, computational sciences, and data analytics.

    Our primary goal is to contribute to the development and advancement of new knowledge in tourism while fostering critical reflections and debates on the radical changes and evolution in tourism among scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and other stakeholders.

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