Outdoor public recreation spaces and social connectedness among adolescents

Autor:	Jenny Veitch, Anna Timperio, Elise Rivera, Venurs Hy Loh, Jo Salmon, Suzanne Mavoa, Ester Cerin, Karen Villanueva
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Male Sports facilities Youth Social connectedness Adolescent Parks Beaches Social interaction Residence Characteristics Humans Streets Sociology Exercise Recreation Physical activity Research Paths Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Environment Design Female Public Facilities Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Neighbourhood Social psychology Sports
Zdroj:	BMC Public Health, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022) BMC Public Health
ISSN:	1471-2458
Popis:	Background Outdoor public recreation spaces are important settings for leisure and physical activity. Adolescents’ use of these spaces may contribute to social connectedness via social interaction with peers and the community in these settings. However, research on this topic is limited. This exploratory study examined associations of frequency of visitation and physical activity in outdoor public recreation spaces with social connectedness among adolescents in Melbourne, Australia. Methods Adolescents self-reported their frequency of visitation to parks, trails, beach/lake, and sports facilities; frequency of physical activity in a park, local street or path, and their street; and social connectedness. Separate analyses were conducted for visitation (n = 349, 15.4 ± 1.6 years, 58% female) and physical activity (n = 441, 15.4 ± 1.6 years, 59% female) using multilevel linear regression models. Results No significant associations were observed for frequency of visitation to a park (B = 0.86, 95% CI = − 0.26, 1.99), trails (B = 0.41, 95% CI = − 0.61, 1.44), beach/lake (B = − 0.44, 95% CI = − 1.46, 0.57), or sports facilities (B = 0.64, 95% CI = − 0.43, 1.70), nor for frequency of physical activity in their street (B = − 0.07, 95% CI = − 0.46, 0.31), local street/path (B = − 0.05, 95% CI = − 0.43, 0.33) or in a park (B = 0.23, 95% CI = − 0.14, 0.60) with adolescents’ social connectedness. Conclusions The findings did not support the hypothesis that visiting and being active in outdoor public recreation spaces are associated with adolescents’ social connectedness. Future research should consider the duration and context of outdoor public recreation space use (e.g., sports, socialising, relaxing alone) and whether different types and/or a combination of public spaces are more/less conducive to social connectedness.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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