Factors shaping local residents’ participation in sustainable tourism: a case study in Vietnam
Abstract This study investigates the factors influencing local residents' attitudes and behaviors toward sustainable tourism participation, using an integrated theoretical framework that combines the Triple Bottom Line (TBL), Social Exchange Theory (SET), and Value-Attitude-Behavior (VAB) model...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer
2025-08-01
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| Series: | Discover Sustainability |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-025-01687-8 |
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| Summary: | Abstract This study investigates the factors influencing local residents' attitudes and behaviors toward sustainable tourism participation, using an integrated theoretical framework that combines the Triple Bottom Line (TBL), Social Exchange Theory (SET), and Value-Attitude-Behavior (VAB) models. The TBL framework assesses sustainability across economic, social, and environmental dimensions, SET highlights the importance of perceived benefits in shaping community support, and VAB explores how values and attitudes translate into behavior. With this integration, the study filled the gap of previous research by examining the quality of life variable in two single-mediating and chain-mediating relationships between local residents' participation attitudes and participation behaviors in sustainable tourism development. Based on these foundations, a conceptual model was developed and tested through a survey of 574 residents in Northern Vietnam—specifically in Lao Cai, Ninh Binh, and Quang Ninh, regions known for community-based tourism. Data were analyzed using SmartPLS to assess the reliability and validity of the structural equation model. Findings reveal that residents’ perceptions of economic, social-cultural, and environmental benefits significantly influence their quality of life, which in turn affects both their attitudes and behaviors toward participation in sustainable tourism development. Moreover, quality of life and participatory attitudes serve as both individual and sequential mediators in these relationships. The study contributes to the theoretical discourse by demonstrating the combined application of TBL, SET, and VAB frameworks, and point out practical implications for tourism management agencies in focusing on solutions to create jobs, ensure sustainable livelihoods for residents, create open mechanisms; have policies to support and foster knowledge and skills to serve tourists; support the promotion of community tourism products to encourage and attract residents to participate in sustainable tourism development. |
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| ISSN: | 2662-9984 |