Residents’ Attitudes toward Support for Island Sustainable Tourism

Cheng-Yu Hsu, Mei-Yen Chen and Shih-Chieh Yang
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Cheng-Yu Hsu: Educational & Student Affairs Division, Wude Primary School, Penghu 880, Taiwan
Mei-Yen Chen: Graduate Institute of Sport, Leisure and Hospitality Management, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
Shih-Chieh Yang: Department of Leisure and Recreation Management, Taipei City University of Science and Technology, Taipei 103, Taiwan

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 18, 1-16

Abstract: This study examined the relationships between the factors that influence residents’ attitudes toward supporting for sustainable tourism in an island context. A quantification approach was employed to obtain the residents’ perspectives. This study collected 384 valid questionnaires from the residents and analyzed the collected data using structural equation modeling to test the model. The findings revealed that the Maximizing Community Participation dimension demonstrated a positive direct effect on residents’ support for sustainable tourism, and this dimension explained most of the variance in the model. The Perceived Economic Benefits dimension exhibited a positive direct effect on the residents’ support for sustainable tourism. Perceived Economic Benefits mediated the effect of Environmental Sustainability on support for sustainable tourism. The findings provide practical implications for policy makers on the promotion of sustainable tourism.

Keywords: island sustainable tourism; residents’ attitudes toward sustainable tourism; tourism resource management; social exchange theory; stakeholder theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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