Subjective well-being, sense of community and attitudes of residents towards the development of tourism
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residents, subjective well-being, satisfactio with lifen, sense of community, attitudes towards tourism developmentAbstract
Tourism is often key for economic and social development. According to various reports and research that have evaluated the various opportunities for tourism in Colombia, the department of La Guajira is recognised as a territory with great tourism potential. In order to gauge the possible scope of anyventure, it is necessary to understand the tourist dynamics of the local communities and their destinations from the perspective of the host population, the residents. In this sense, the present study examined the relationships between subjective well-being in terms of satisfaction with life, the sense of community and the residents’ attitudes towards tourist development in La Guajira. Self-administered surveys were applied to 200 residents in the department of La Guajira. The results suggested that there is a significant relationship between the study variables being positive in terms of subjective well-being and attitudes, whereas they are negative when the sense of community is brought into play( the sense of community, subjective well-being and attitudes ).
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