School of Geographical Sciences, Institute of Tourism, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China.
School of Community Resources and Development, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Nov 12;19(22):14884. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192214884.
Recreational sport participation is an important pathway to improving the quality of life. While facilities for recreational sports are provided in many urban areas in China, how urban residents might be aware of or use these facilities for recreational sport participation is still a vague notion in the literature. This study explored the linkages between perceived leisure constraints and active participation in recreational sports among urban residents. We collected data samples from 2901 urban residents in China to identify their perceived constraints and the effects of the perceived constraints on active recreational sport participation by structural equation models. Five perceived constraints of active recreational sport participation were identified: intrapersonal, interpersonal, environmental condition, facility-service management, and leisure opportunity constraints. More specifically, leisure opportunity, intrapersonal, facility-service management, and interpersonal constraints were the four most important constraints limiting active recreational sport participation of urban residents. Theoretical and practical implications to facilitate the active recreational sport participation of Chinese urban residents were discussed.
休闲运动参与是提高生活质量的重要途径。虽然中国许多城市地区都提供了休闲运动设施，但城市居民如何了解或使用这些设施进行休闲运动参与，在文献中仍然是一个模糊的概念。本研究探讨了城市居民感知到的休闲限制与积极参与休闲运动之间的联系。我们从中国的 2901 名城市居民中收集了数据样本，通过结构方程模型确定了他们感知到的限制，以及这些限制对积极参与休闲运动的影响。确定了五个积极参与休闲运动的感知限制：个体内、人际、环境条件、设施服务管理和休闲机会限制。具体来说，休闲机会、个体内、设施服务管理和人际限制是限制城市居民积极参与休闲运动的四个最重要的限制。讨论了促进中国城市居民积极参与休闲运动的理论和实践意义。
