户外公共休闲空间是休闲和体育活动的重要场所。在这些环境中,青少年使用这些空间可能会通过与同龄人和社区的社交互动来促进社交联系。然而,关于这一主题的研究是有限的。这项探索性研究检查了墨尔本青少年与社交联系的户外公共娱乐空间中的探视频率和身体活动的关联,澳大利亚。
青少年自我报告他们参观公园的频率,小径,海滩/湖泊,和体育设施;公园里体育活动的频率,当地的街道或路径,和他们的街道;和社会联系。对访视进行了单独分析(n=349,15.4±1.6年,58%的女性)和体育锻炼(n=441,15.4±1.6岁,59%的女性)采用多水平线性回归模型。
参观公园的频率没有观察到显著的关联(B=0.86,95%CI=-0.26,1.99),小径(B=0.41,95%CI=-0.61,1.44),海滩/湖泊(B=-0.44,95%CI=-1.46,0.57),或体育设施(B=0.64,95%CI=-0.43,1.70),也不是他们街道上身体活动的频率(B=-0.07,95%CI=-0.46,0.31),当地街道/路径(B=-0.05,95%CI=-0.43,0.33)或公园(B=0.23,95%CI=-0.14,0.60)与青少年社交联系。
这些发现并不支持这样的假设,即在户外公共娱乐空间中参观和活跃与青少年的社会联系有关。未来的研究应考虑户外公共娱乐空间使用的持续时间和背景(例如,体育,社会化,单独放松)以及不同类型和/或公共空间的组合是否更有利于/更不利于社会联系。
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.
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.
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.
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.