Resident Perceptions Toward the Impacts of the Macao Grand Prix

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This article examines host residents’ perceptions toward a major sporting event, the Macao Fomula-3 car racing Grand Prix. It is an empirical study that involved 598 surveys with local Macao residents. An impact scale comprising 20 impact items with 5 factors, namely, social-psychological impacts, society benefits, society costs, social life costs, and physical impacts, was established to assess resident perceptions toward the impacts of the event. The study confirmed that most respondents perceived the impacts of the Macao Grand Prix positively. Based on their different perceptions of the Grand Prix impacts, residents were classified into two groups: embracers and tolerators. The three most significant factors that influenced resident perceptions toward the impacts of the Grand Prix are their age group, their attitude about government performance in the organization of the Grand Prix, and their preferences regarding having more tourists visit Macao.View full textDownload full textKEYWORDSsporting event, impacts, perceptions, MacaoRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15470148.2010.485179