ABSTRACT

This study aims to explore and describe the structural relationships among (a) perceptions of city transport legacy, (b) trust in the government, and (c) resident support towards the Olympic Games. A field study was conducted in Rio de Janeiro 4-years post-Games, and data were collected from residents who lived in the Olympic city through a self-administered questionnaire (n = 452). A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) analysed the psychometric properties of the constructs, and a subsequent structural equation model (SEM) examined the relationships between the constructs. The direct-effects model and the partially mediated model were tested based on the mediating role of transport structural legacy. Results indicated that Rio’s resident support for the mega-event is essentially influenced by their trust in the local government, while their perceptions of Olympics legacy alone may be a negative predictor of support behaviour. The findings confirmed the predictive power of residents’ trust in government on achieving high event support, suggesting its inclusion in future models. Implications focus on effective synergies of political and social engaging to enhance the public support level in the host city.

摘要

本研究旨在探索和描述 (a) 对城市交通遗产的看法、(b) 对政府的信任和 (c) 居民对奥运会的支持之间的结构关系。赛后 4 年在里约热内卢进行了一项实地研究，数据是通过自我管理的问卷 (n = 452) 从住在奥林匹克城的居民中收集的。验证性因素分析 (CFA) 分析了构念的心理测量特性，随后的结构方程模型 (SEM) 检查了构念之间的关系。基于交通结构遗产的中介作用测试了直接效应模型和部分中介模型。结果表明，里约居民对大型活动的支持主要受他们对当地政府信任度的影响，而他们对奥运遗产的看法本身可能是支持行为的负面预测因素。调查结果证实了居民对政府的信任对实现高事件支持的预测能力，表明其包含在未来的模型中。影响集中在政治和社会参与的有效协同作用上，以提高主办城市的公众支持水平。