Resident’s Attitudes Toward Social Impacts on Tourism Development at Lipe Island, Satun Province

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Apaporn Hasoh
Kanokkarn Kaewnuch

Abstract

The aim of this research is to examine resident’s attitudes toward social impacts on tourism development and to explore their support on tourism development in the area. Lipe island in Satun Province has been selected for this study. The questionnaire was used as an instrument to collect data from 384 samples with were the residents who live on Lipe island. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used; which consists of percentage, mean, standard deviation and multiple regression analysis.


     The results found that the overall of resident’s attitudes toward social positive impacts of tourism development were agreed (Mean = 3.93) and overall of resident’s attitudes toward social negative impacts of tourism development were agreed (Mean = 3.51). The finding also revealed that both resident with a positive and negative social impact attitude support the development of tourism on Lipe island.

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Hasoh, A. . ., & Kaewnuch, K. . (2020). Resident’s Attitudes Toward Social Impacts on Tourism Development at Lipe Island, Satun Province. Dusit Thani College Journal, 13(3), 294–308. Retrieved from https://so01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/journaldtc/article/view/241118
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