Exploring the Patterns of Recreational Activity among Urban Green Spaces in Poland

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dc.abstract.enThe aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the socio-demographic background, patterns of recreational activity, and their impact on mood regulation strategies used by urban green spaces (UGS) visitors in Poland. In our research approach, we collected data from 376 participants through an online survey. In the next step, we developed structural equation models: one general model and two additional models for men and women. We discovered that both socio-demographic characteristics, as well as the variety of visited green spaces impact people’s mood regulation strategies. In our research approach, latent variable places that consists of different types of green spaces is the key concept that positively affect mood regulation strategies; visiting more places reduces the tendency to decrease mood and increases the tendency to increase mood. Moreover, we identified some important gender similarities and differences. There is causation between the types of leisure activity and the frequency of a leisure activity among men and women. However, in the case of women, the frequency of a leisure activity is positively associated with the tendency to increase mood; in the case of men, the association is negative. The research results provide a deeper insight into of the patterns of green leisure that shape the subjective well-being of urban green space visitors in Poland.
dc.affiliationWydział Leśny i Technologii Drewna
dc.affiliationWydział Ekonomiczny
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Urządzania Lasu
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Prawa i Organizacji Przedsiębiorstw w Agrobiznesie
dc.contributor.authorWajchman-Świtalska, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorGrabowska-Chenczke, Olga Maria
dc.contributor.authorWoźniak, Marcin
dc.date.access2025-11-03
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-04T12:31:30Z
dc.date.available2025-11-04T12:31:30Z
dc.date.copyright2023-03-19
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the socio-demographic background, patterns of recreational activity, and their impact on mood regulation strategies used by urban green spaces (UGS) visitors in Poland. In our research approach, we collected data from 376 participants through an online survey. In the next step, we developed structural equation models: one general model and two additional models for men and women. We discovered that both socio-demographic characteristics, as well as the variety of visited green spaces impact people’s mood regulation strategies. In our research approach, latent variable places that consists of different types of green spaces is the key concept that positively affect mood regulation strategies; visiting more places reduces the tendency to decrease mood and increases the tendency to increase mood. Moreover, we identified some important gender similarities and differences. There is causation between the types of leisure activity and the frequency of a leisure activity among men and women. However, in the case of women, the frequency of a leisure activity is positively associated with the tendency to increase mood; in the case of men, the association is negative. The research results provide a deeper insight into of the patterns of green leisure that shape the subjective well-being of urban green space visitors in Poland.</jats:p>
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dc.description.number6
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dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume15
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su15065425
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/5725
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/6/5425
dc.languageen
dc.relation.ispartofSustainability
dc.relation.pagesart. 5425
dc.rightsCC-BY
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dc.share.typeOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.engreen leisure
dc.subject.enurban green spaces (UGS)
dc.subject.enmental health
dc.subject.enmood regulation
dc.subject.enurban forests
dc.subject.enwell-being
dc.subject.enrecreation
dc.titleExploring the Patterns of Recreational Activity among Urban Green Spaces in Poland
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