TY - JOUR
T1 - The Moderating Effects of Resident Characteristics on Perceived Gaming Impacts and Gaming Industry Support
T2 - The Case of Macao
AU - Yoo, Joanne Jung Eun
AU - Zhou, (Joe) Yong
AU - Lu, Tracy (Ying)
AU - Kim, Taegoo (Terry)
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Based on a joint use of social exchange and social representation theories, this study examined the moderating effects of resident characteristics on the relationships between perceived gaming impacts, gaming benefits, and industry support. The findings demonstrated that the relationships changed when the resident characteristics (age, education, tourism industry dependence, and community attachment) were introduced to the structural model as moderators. The study provides a better understanding of which subgroup of people within a community are more or less disposed to certain impacts of gaming. The theoretical and practical implications were discussed.
AB - Based on a joint use of social exchange and social representation theories, this study examined the moderating effects of resident characteristics on the relationships between perceived gaming impacts, gaming benefits, and industry support. The findings demonstrated that the relationships changed when the resident characteristics (age, education, tourism industry dependence, and community attachment) were introduced to the structural model as moderators. The study provides a better understanding of which subgroup of people within a community are more or less disposed to certain impacts of gaming. The theoretical and practical implications were discussed.
KW - Gaming impacts
KW - Macao
KW - resident perception
KW - social exchange theory
KW - social representation theory
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U2 - 10.1080/10548408.2014.873314
DO - 10.1080/10548408.2014.873314
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84894458715
SN - 1054-8408
VL - 31
SP - 229
EP - 250
JO - Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing
JF - Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing
IS - 2
ER -