Even though empowerment is a frequently mentioned keyword in resident attitude studies, the relationship network of this concept is rather vague. It is critical to understand the factors that influence empowerment, and factors that empowerment influences in return. Therefore, the current study modeled residents’ data from the top tourism destination in the United States—Orlando, Florida. Data from 415 residents were analyzed using partial least squares–structural equation modeling on SmartPLS to test the effects of residents’ involvement and economic benefits from tourism on their psychological, social and political empowerment, and thus the quality of life, and ultimately, place attachment. Findings revealed that psychological empowerment is the most significant dimension of resident empowerment influencing both place dependence and place identity, suggesting that residents hold special values for their place. Managerial and theoretical implications, along with limitations (in light of the project occurring pre-COVID-19) and future research opportunities are discussed.

即使授权是居民态度研究中经常提到的关键词，这个概念的关系网络相当模糊。了解影响授权的因素以及授权影响回报的因素至关重要。因此，本研究对美国顶级旅游目的地-佛罗里达州奥兰多的居民数据进行了建模。在SmartPLS上使用偏最小二乘结构方程模型对415位居民的数据进行了分析，以检验居民的参与和旅游业带来的经济利益对其心理，社会和政治权力的影响，进而改善生活质量，并最终影响居民的依恋。研究结果表明，心理授权是居民授权的最重要方面，它会影响场所依赖性和场所身份，建议居民为其所在的地方保留特殊的价值。讨论了管理和理论意义，以及局限性（根据COVID-19之前的项目）和未来的研究机会。