Participating in plogging as an eco-friendly physical activity: Motivations and reasons

IF 0.1 Q4 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

International Sports Studies Pub Date : 2023-09-14 DOI:10.30819/iss.45-1.07

Akbar Jaberi

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Abstract

The objective of the present study was to identify the motivations of those participating in plogging. This growing eco-friendly physical activity started as an organised activity in Sweden around 2016 and spread to other countries in 2018. The unique feature of plogging is the combination of two significant concerns in the modern world: physical activity and environmental care. An exploratory study using content analysis was conducted. Seventeen ploggers from seven countries were interviewed via virtual spaces. The content analysis identified 497 codes, 34 Sub-themes, and five major themes from these in-depth interviews. Environmental, physical activity, social, psychological, and personal values were found to be the most prominent themes describing the motivation of ploggers to participate in the activity. This study seeks to identify motivations for plogging as an eco-friendly physical activity. Moreover, this study's motivational framework and the baseline data on plogging as a viable physical activity within an environmental care context advocate an agenda for future research on integrating physical activity and environmental initiatives.

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把写博客作为一种环保的体育活动:动机和原因

本研究的目的是确定那些参与博客的动机。这项日益增长的环保体育活动于2016年左右在瑞典作为一项有组织的活动开始，并于2018年传播到其他国家。plogging的独特之处在于它结合了现代社会的两大关注点:体育活动和环境保护。采用内容分析法进行探索性研究。来自7个国家的17位博客作者通过虚拟空间接受了采访。内容分析从这些深度访谈中确定了497个代码，34个副主题和5个主要主题。环境、身体活动、社会、心理和个人价值观是描述plogers参与活动动机的最突出主题。这项研究旨在确定将博客作为一种环保体育活动的动机。此外，本研究的动机框架和基线数据表明，在环境保护背景下，运动是一种可行的体育活动，为今后将体育活动与环境倡议结合起来的研究提出了议程。

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International Sports Studies HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM-

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