Structural Modeling of Local People Attitude towards Tourism Impacts by Modifier role of Media Advertising (Case Study: Rural District of Dasht Arjan(

Tourism is a media and tourists are the best media for touristic regions. The purpose of this paper is study of economic, social and environmental impacts and its effects on local's quality of life by the role of social advertising modifier. In this research, a descriptive-correlation method was used. Statistical population was Dasht e Arjan in Shiraz city, which 4 villages were selected. To collect data, questionnaire was used and its validity and reliability were examined by fuzzy- Delphi approach and internal consistency. For investigating Modifier Effect of social advertising, it used LISREL software. Statistical sample divided into 2 group and structural modeling was investigate by considering modifier role and not considering modifier role. Results showed that without considering modifier role, there is a positive relationship between local people attitude with tourism impacts and these impacts has positive and significant relationship with local's quality of life. But by considering modifier role, social advertising just modify relationship between local's people attitude with economic impacts. Social advertising could not modify relationship between social and environmental impacts with local's attitude and also between economic and social with quality of life.