Sport mega-events have taken on an elevated profile and assumed a key role as urban and
regional development strategies. While a number of studies have investigated the potential …

The purpose of the current study was to assess local residents' psychological support prior
to hosting a mega-sporting event and to report preliminary results as to which factors of …

Delivering community-based benefits is oftentimes cited to justify the high costs associated
with hosting large-scale events. The current research is embedded in positive psychology to …

To better understand the intangible impacts on host communities of major sport events, the
psychic income of local residents was examined. In addition, social anchor theory was …

Abstract Inspired by Faulkner and Tideswell's (1997) seminal work on the social impact of an
event on a local community, this study investigated residents' perceptions of the social …

Following a growing focus on the social impacts of mega-sport events over the past decade,
this study examined perceptions of psychic income and social capital among South African …

Local residents' perceptions of mega-event impacts vary pre-, during-and post-event, and
among community subgroups. With the segmentation of host residents' attitudes and …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine the relation between psychological sense
of community (SOC) and perceived social impacts of festival events. Design/methodology …

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 …

While mega events substantially contribute to a hosting community's economy and
marketing appeal, small-scale events might result in more positive effects because they …