Residents' Perceived Social-Economic Impact of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Autor/inn/en	Zhang, Mark; Chen, Li; Lei, Ouyang; Malone, Christopher
Titel	Residents' Perceived Social-Economic Impact of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
Quelle	In: ICHPER-SD Journal of Research, 8 (2013) 2, S.19-25 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1930-4595
Schlagwörter	Socioeconomic Influences; Athletics; Economic Impact; Games; Social Change; Quality of Life; Community Surveys; Community Attitudes; Social Indicators; Factor Analysis; Cultural Enrichment; Living Standards; Leisure Time; Patriotism; Environmental Influences; Followup Studies; Likert Scales; Foreign Countries; Community Benefits; Competition; China (Beijing) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Leichtathletik; Ökonomische Determinanten; Game; Spiel; Spiele; Sozialer Wandel; Lebensqualität; Social indicator; Sozialer Indikator; Faktorenanalyse; Lebensstandard; Freizeit; Patriotismus; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Follow-up studies; Kontaktstudium; Likert-Skala; Ausland; Wettkampf
Abstract	This study was designed to examine whether the Olympic Games was a catalyst for changes to Beijing residents' quality of life based on social-economic perspectives and how these changes affected their continuous support for the Games. Residents who lived in Beijing 18 months or longer were invited to participate in this survey research (N = 412) in October 2009. Based on the results, the residents' support for the Games was still high after 2 years of hosting the Games. Factor analyses revealed five social-economic changes: Culture Enrichment, Basic Living, Entertainment Opportunities, Environment, and National Pride. Both improved Entertainment Opportunities and increased National Pride were significant reasons why Beijing residents continued to support the hosting of the Games. No direct relationship was determined between residents' improved quality of life and their continued support for the Games. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10