Physical Activities in Public Squares: The Impact of Companionship on Chinese Residents’ Health

Autor: Xiuhai Xiong, Lingbo Liu, Zhenghong Peng, Hao Wu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Land, Vol 10, Iss 7, p 720 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2073-445X
DOI: 10.3390/land10070720
Popis: Companionship is the most important social support factor in physical activities, but the influence of companionship on the daily physical activities of Chinese people in the square is not clear. The ordered logistic regression was conducted to identify the companionship and physical activities associated with the physical and mental health of residents (n = 196). The results show that companionship has direct and indirect effects on mental health, and companionship acts on physical health through physical activity in public squares. Our research understands the use of public open space (POS) from the perspective of companionship and provides a new perspective for improving the sociality of POS design.
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