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Rural residents’ opinions about second home owners: Does the spatial arrangement of a village matter?

Andrzej Tucki
Andrzej Tucki
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Dawid Soszyński
Dawid Soszyński
   | 31 ene 2023
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Publicado en línea: 31 ene 2023
Páginas: 11 - 18
Recibido: 07 dic 2022
Aceptado: 31 ene 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2023-0005
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Figure 1.

Study area Source: own elaboration
Study area Source: own elaboration

Figure 2.

Spatial patterns of selected villages (A & B - enclave type; C & D - mix type) Source: own elaboration
Spatial patterns of selected villages (A & B - enclave type; C & D - mix type) Source: own elaboration

Population, study sample

No. of residents Total no. of second homes (in 2020) No. of questionnaires made Second homes’ share of total number of houses Amenities & services
Kaniwola 557 359 37 80% Grocery, Piaseczno Resort, camping site
Wytyczno 533 75 26 31% School, grocery shops, church
Zbereże 124 37 12 48% community centre, chapel and guardhouse
Załucze Stare 142 66 11 65% chapel and museum of Polesie National Park

PCA of variety of social interactions and results of Mann–Whitney U test to compare differences between village types

Indicator Loadings Cronbach’s alpha Enclave type N=63 Mix type N=23 Mann–Whitney test
Mean St. Dev. Mean St. Dev. Z p
F1. Positive judgement of relations with tourists 0.847 3.49 0.55 4.19 0.53 4.67 <0.001
I believe that relations with second home owners are friendly in nature 0.810 3.44 0.89 4.21 0.73 3.62 <0.001
In the part of the village inhabited by second home owners, I also feel ‘at home’ 0.709 3.60 1.02 4.30 0.87 3.17 0.002
I feel at home in the village 0.676 4.03 0.99 4.34 0.88 1.44 0.150
In general, contact between second home owners and residents is good 0.672 3.65 0.81 4.47 0.59 4.29 <0.001
The presence of second home owners positively influences human relations in the village 0.621 3.46 0.86 4.13 0.75 3.163 0.002
Second home owners in the village are treated as equal citizens 0.568 3.11 0.95 4.13 1.09 4.05 <0.001
Second home owners are welcome in my town 0.555 3.82 0.77 4.44 0.99 3.45 <0.001
Second home owners refer to residents with respect 0.512 3.60 0.85 4.57 0.72 4.64 <0.001
Second home owners are close to the local community and become important ‘village ambassadors’ in the outside world 0.505 2.85 0.89 3.56 0.99 3.24 0.001
The second home owner in the village is more of a guest than a ‘friend’ 0.454 3.39 1.05 3.78 1.24 1.67 0.094
F2. Negative social impact* 0.777 2.53 0.72 1.44 0.65 -5.19 <0.001
In conversation, I have criticised the presence of second home owners in the village 0.753 2.57 1.04 1.30 0.82 -5.10 <0.001
I often have unpleasant conversations with second home owners 0.733 2.19 0.94 1.43 0.84 -3.61 <0.001
The peace of the village was interrupted due to the presence of second home owners 0.695 2.55 0.98 1.43 0.84 -4.54 <0.001
Second home owners are sometimes rude to residents 0.679 2.79 1.10 1.60 1.07 -4.19 <0.001
F3. Engaged social relations* 0.827 3.22 1.16 4.33 0.86 3.97 <0.001
I have visited a second home owner’s house upon invitation 0.872 3.09 1.41 4.43 1.03 4.19 <0.001
I have been in a second home owner’s place 0.820 3.23 1.36 4.43 0.94 3.90 <0.001
Some of the second home owners are among my friends 0.676 3.33 1.30 4.13 1.21 2.68 0.007

PCA of extent of social interaction and results of Mann-Whitney U test to compare differences between the two village types

Indicator Loadings Cronbach’s alpha Enclave type N=63 Mix type N=23 Mann–Whitney
mean St. Dev. mean St. Dev. Z p
F4. Individual-oriented 0.834 1.84 0.83 3.09 0.99 4.616 <0.001
Exchange of gifts 0.841 1.42 0.77 3.08 1.75 4.127 <0.001
Feasting together with second home owners 0.745 2.01 1.18 3.30 1.32 3.844 <0.001
Participation in joint sports and recreation 0.740 1.69 1.02 2.78 1.75 2.609 0.009
Inviting them home 0.738 1.87 1.14 2.82 1.58 2.510 0.012
Contact through correspondence in the workplace 0.569 1.80 1.20 2.93 1.43 2.910 0.004
Joint participation in events in the village (postal invitations) 0.568 2.23 1.34 3.39 1.33 3.295 0.001
F5. Attractions & facilities-oriented 0.810 2.95 1.18 3.44 1.31 1.648 0.099
Contact with second home owners in bars or restaurants 0.870 2.61 1.58 3.05 1.43 1.173 0.241
Contact with second home owners in stores 0.820 3.58 1.36 3.72 1.55 0.457 0.648
Contact with second home owners on recreational terrains 0.728 3.22 1.49 3.04 1.71 -0.397 0.691
Contact with second home owners during cultural and sports events 0.583 2.38 1.48 3.52 1.34 3.057 0.002
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