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The Effect of Local Community Attachment on the Support for the Development of Wellness Tourism for the Residents of Yeosu Island*

  • The Journal of Transdisciplinary Studies
  • Abbr : JTS
  • 2023, 7(2), pp.167~183
  • Publisher : The Society for Transdisciplinary Studies
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Interdisciplinary Research
  • Received : July 10, 2023
  • Accepted : August 17, 2023
  • Published : August 31, 2023

Jang Tae Su 1

1단국대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

In encouraging the development and promotion of local tourism, the local residents’ extent of support for the relevant projects can have a significant effect. Thus, this study examines how the extent of community attachment affects Yeosu Island residents’ attitudes and support for the development of wellness tourism, which has recently become a new tourism trend. Towards this end, a survey was conducted with 237 residents of Yeosu Island in October 2021, and the hypothesis was tested by structural equation modeling using AMOS 29. Results of the study are as follows. Community attachment has a significant correlation with the perceived benefits and perceived costs of wellness tourism development, and the perceived benefits of tourism development have a significant correlation with the extent of support for wellness tourism development. These results suggest that it is desirable to place more emphasis on the benefits of tourism development to encourage positive attitudes toward and awareness of a project.

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