Where You Live Does Matter: Impact of Residents’ Place Image on Their Subjective Well-Being

Hui Zhang () and Wenhui Li
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Hui Zhang: School of Tourism Management, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, China
Wenhui Li: School of Tourism Management, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai 519000, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 23, 1-20

Abstract: Residents’ subjective well-being is closely related to their perception of specific attributes of the city they live in, such as physical appearance, entertainment facilities, and job opportunities. This study aims to examine the effect of place image on residents’ subjective well-being as well as the mediation effect of place attachment on this relationship. Residents living in Guangzhou for more than a year were targeted to collect data, and 420 valid samples were gathered. Structure equation modeling was used to test the hypothesized relationships. The results show that place image has a significant positive impact on life satisfaction and positive affect, while it has a significant negative impact on negative affect. Place identity and place dependence mediate the positive impacts of place image on life satisfaction and positive affect. Finally, management implications and limitations were discussed.

Keywords: place image; subjective well-being; place attachment; resident; Guangzhou (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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