AStructural Model Suggestion About Relationship Between Total Tourism Affect Perceived By Local Residents And Tourism Support

This study attempts to examine the structural effects of four tourism-impact factors on total impact and on local residents’support for tourism development. For this purpose, a model was developed and was tested with structural equation model. Test the model, 6 hypothesis constitude and a questionnary was conducted from 193 local residents in Bodrum. Structural equation model was applied using AMOS 4 and SPSS 13. After the test, suggested model accomodate intermediate and all hypothesis was accepted. As a result it was found that economic, social, cultural and environmental impacts effect tourism total impact different grade and total tourism impact influence tourism support.Tourism Support, Economical, Social, Cultural and Environmental Impact on Tourism Support, Total Tourism Impact on Tourism Support, Structural Equation Model.