Leisure Activities and Recreation Facilities in Nigeria: Implications for Wholesome Community Health

Balogun, Babatunde Abiodun

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-59820-4_4

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“…Early studies on community leisure have mainly focused on the design of community leisure activities, the application of leisure facilities, and the impacts of leisure activities on intra-community relationships. For example, Balogun [ 19 ] established critical links between leisure activities, recreation facilities, and the built environment on one hand and community health on the other hand. Over recent years, leisure scholars have paid increasing attention to the social attributes of communities, believing that the community is an important space for studying cultural and social integration within a leisure context.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Studies have shown that physical activity levels are affected by a variety of factors, such as resident health status, public policies, the social system, and the exercise environment, among which environmental factors are particularly important [ 16 ]. Notably, Balogun [ 19 ] found that leisure activities and recreational facilities are substantial factors in promoting community health. From the perspective of society, community leisure activities can promote community identity and thus, promote the harmonious and orderly development of society.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…(1) an onsite survey, for which we randomly selected residents from communities within Beijing, informed them about the purpose of the survey through face-to-face communication, and asked them to fill in a paper questionnaire on site and (2) an online survey (which was used to reduce the risk of exposure to COVID- 19), for which we sent a link to the questionnaire to Beijing residents via Tencent QQ and WeChat (the two most popular instant messaging apps in China), forwarded the link to WeChat moments (through which users can post text and pictures to express their thoughts), and used snowball sampling (random sampling seemed difficult within the pandemic context).…”

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Exploring the Impacts of Urban Community Leisure on Subjective Well-Being during COVID-19: A Mixed Methods Case Study

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Zhang

Sun

et al. 2022

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Participating in community leisure activities has become an important way for the public to pursue good health and a high quality of life. However, few studies have focused on the health and welfare effects of participating in urban leisure activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to this gap in the literature, this study drew on the stimulus–organism–response (SOR) theory to examine the effects of community leisure on subjective well-being during the pandemic from the perspective of urban residents. A sample of 1041 urban residents in Beijing, China, was empirically analyzed by applying partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) and fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). The PLS-SEM results revealed the net effects of the pandemic influence, leisure satisfaction, leisure environment, and community identity on subjective well-being. The fsQCA provided causal methods for realizing subjective well-being and a necessary condition analysis supplemented the necessary antecedents. The results showed that (1) higher levels of pandemic influence and leisure environment increased leisure satisfaction; (2) pandemic influence, leisure environment, and leisure satisfaction had a positive effect on community identity; (3) pandemic influence, leisure satisfaction, and community identity also combined with leisure environment and leisure time to positively influence subjective well-being; and (4) leisure satisfaction and community identity mediated the impacts of pandemic influence and leisure environment on subjective well-being. This paper contributes not only to empirical evidence but also to theory by constructing and enriching the research models of community leisure and subjective well-being. The practical implications for the public, community managers, and policymakers are also discussed.

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Section: Literature Review Conceptual Framework and Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Literature Review Conceptual Framework and Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Data Collectionmentioning

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