Abstract
This study investigates the decision-making process for outdoor leisure activities of the Chinese people in the context of COVID-19. An online survey of residents of Heilongjiang Province was conducted in September and October 2020. In total, 441 questionnaires were returned for empirical analysis. The results reveal that fears of contamination and compulsory checking/reassurance-seeking have had a significant impact on the respondents’ goal-directed behavior for nature-based outdoor leisure activities during the pandemic. The theoretical contribution is that extended goal-directed behavior expands with the inclusion of emotional variables and can be used to predict individual outdoor activity intention and decision-making process in the COVID-19 situation relating to leisure. This study provides useful insights for public health ministries and local governments in any country to encourage nature-based outdoor leisure activities as a public health policy for the mental health of the people.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 139-158 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Journal of Leisure Research |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2023 National Recreation and Park Association.
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Outdoor leisure activity
- compulsive checking and reassurance seeking
- contamination
- goal-directed behavior
- traumatic symptoms
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