The influence of place identity on perceived tourism impacts

Suosheng Wang and Joseph S. Chen

Annals of Tourism Research, 2015, vol. 52, issue C, 16-28

Abstract: This study aims to investigate if local residents’ senses of place identity could affect their attitudes toward tourism. Deploying a survey on urban residents in a Midwest state in the USA, the present study finds place-based self-esteem and self-efficacy affect residents’ perceptions of tourism impacts and support for tourism. While tourism literature suggests social exchange theory to be a useful tool in predicting resident perceptions and attitudes from the perspective of the quality of social exchange of resources (i.e. depending on getting more or losing more), this study adds a new perspective in gauging resident perceptions and attitudes by utilizing place identity theory as a theoretical underpinning instead. This study recommends that place identity theory and social exchange theory complement each other and be both utilized in assessing resident attitudes toward tourism development.

Keywords: Self-esteem; Self-efficacy; Tourism; Resident attitudes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annals.2015.02.016

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