Destination Social Responsibility and Residents’ Environmentally Responsible Behavior: Assessing the Mediating Role of Community Attachment and Involvement

Elsie Nasr, Okechukwu Lawrence Emeagwali, Hasan Yousef Aljuhmani () and Souha Al-Geitany
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Elsie Nasr: Faculty of Business and Economics, Girne American University, North Cyprus via Mersin 10, Kyrenia 99320, Turkey
Okechukwu Lawrence Emeagwali: Business Management Department, Girne American University, North Cyprus via Mersin 10, Kyrenia 99320, Turkey
Hasan Yousef Aljuhmani: Faculty of Business and Economics, Centre for Management Research, Girne American University, North Cyprus via Mersin 10, Kyrenia 99428, Turkey
Souha Al-Geitany: Department of Business, Girne American University, North Cyprus via Mersin 10, Kyrenia 99320, Turkey

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 21, 1-26

Abstract: This study revisited the relationship between destination social responsibility (DSR) and residents’ environmentally responsible behavior (ERB) in conjunction with the stimulus–organism–response (S-O-R) framework to assess the mediating effect of community attachment and involvement. The proposed conceptual research model was empirically examined with 375 residents from the largest tourist destinations in Ghana. A cross-sectional research design was used, and structural equation modeling (SEM) was applied to test the mediating role of community attachment and involvement. The findings of this study confirmed that DSR has a significant and positive relationship with residents’ community attachment, involvement, and ERB. In addition, the findings of this study revealed a positive relationship between community attachment and residents’ ERB. The findings of this study also confirmed the indirect effect of DSR on residents’ ERB through community attachment. Contrary to expectations, the results of this study did not support the direct and indirect effects of community involvement on residents’ ERB. This study responded to the call from previous research to investigate the relationship between residents’ DSR and socio-psychological constructs, such as community attachment and involvement, which in turn enhance and improve their ERB in different cultures and tourism destinations.

Keywords: destination social responsibility; environmentally responsible behavior; community attachment; community involvement; resident; Ghana (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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