Effects of Tourism on Local Residents’ Quality of Life, Happiness and Life Satisfaction: Moderating Role of the COVID-19 Risk Perceptions

Uğur Çalişkan (), Dogan Gursoy (), Özgür Özer () and Oscar Hengxuan Chi ()
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Uğur Çalişkan: Muğla Sitki Kocman University, Postal: Faculty of Tourism, Muğla Sitki Kocman University, Muğla,Turkey, http://www.mu.edu.tr/en
Dogan Gursoy: University of Johannesburg, Postal: School of Hospitality Business Management, Carson College of Business, Washington State University, USA, School of Tourism and Hospitality,, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, http://www.uj.ac.za/
Özgür Özer: Konya Necmettin Erbakan University, Postal: Faculty of Tourism, Konya Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey, http://www.erbakan.edu.tr/en/
Oscar Hengxuan Chi: University of Florida, Postal: Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management, College of Health & Human Performance, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA,, http://www.ufl.edu/

Journal of Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being, 2022, vol. 10, issue 4, 274-291

Abstract: This study examines the effects of tourism on local residents’ quality of life, happiness and life satisfaction. It also examines how locals’ perceptions of the level of risk the COVID-19 pandemic poses on a destination moderates those effects utilizing data collected from residents of a mature tourism destination. The results suggest that economic benefits have significant influence on happiness while environmental and socio-cultural benefits influence quality of life perceptions. Findings also indicate a moderating effect of COVID-19 risk perceptions in the relationship between tourism and happiness and quality of life. These findings suggest that the perceived risk of COVID-19 pandemic on the destination affects individuals’ both affective and cognitive evaluations; therefore, it serves as an effective factor in decision-making.

Keywords: Tourism Impacts; Risk Perception; COVID-19; Happiness; Quality of Life; Life Satisfaction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Z32 Z38 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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