Tourism development and happiness: A residents' perspective

被引:132
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作者
Rivera, Manuel [1 ]
Croes, Robertico [1 ]
Lee, Seung Hyun [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cent Florida, Rosen Coll Hosp Management, 9907 Univ Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819 USA
[2] E Carolina Univ, Sch Hosp Leadership, RW305 Rivers Bldg, Greenville, NC 27858 USA
关键词
Happiness; Subjective well-being; Tourism development; Residents; Social comparison; Aruba; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; PERCEPTIONS; ATTITUDES; INCOME; COMMUNITY; ECONOMY; IMPACTS;
D O I
10.1016/j.jdmm.2015.04.002
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This study investigates the empirical relationship between tourism development and happiness from the perspective of locals in a small island destination. The study provides insights into how residents assess their own happiness and how those assessments depart from traditional well-being indicators by examining the mediating relationships among both income and non-income factors, i.e. quality of life and comparisons of life situations. The results reveal that tourism development and happiness are positively correlated but the association between these variables is slim and not exclusive. Furthermore, the structural equation model reveals that the large impact of non-income factors, such as social comparisons, matters to happiness. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:5 / 15
页数:11
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