Empirical validation of an instrument to measure the factors affecting the residents’ support to the development of tourism in protected natural areas

• Autor(a) principal: Santana, Carla Stefânia Cabral de Medeiros
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Nascimento, Marcos Antônio Leite do, Junior, Sergio Marques
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Ecoturismo
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unifesp.br/index.php/ecoturismo/article/view/9736
• topic: Validation; Residents' Support; Tourism; Protected Area; Validação; Apoio dos Residentes; Turismo; Unidade de Conservação da Natureza

The objective of this article is to perform the statistical validation of a research instrument to measure the set of observable variables belonging to each factors that may affect the support of residents to the development of tourism in the Nature Conservation Unit Parque das Dunas, Natal/RN. To this end, an exploratory and descriptive study was developed, with a quantitative analytical approach. The sample collected was composed of 180 respondents living in the locality of Natal/RN who were visiting the natural área. This sample was collected in a non-probabilistic manner for convenience and using systematization as a criterion for selecting the respondentes. The collected data were analyzed using the multivariate statistical technique, specifically exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis, through SPSS v. 18.0. From the results found, according to the recommended criteria, it is concluded that they are adequate, consistent and validated in exploratory and confirmatory scope. Thus, as a contribution, this research made it possible to reinforce the relevance of studies of this nature, aiming to determine observable variables in the formation of factors and whether they are measuring what they should effectively measure.