Hiker's leisure involvement and mental health: Moderating role of self-efficacy and social support

IF 3.6 3区管理学 Q1 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management Pub Date : 2025-01-29 DOI:10.1016/j.jort.2025.100857

Bin Zhou , Yuchen Zhu , Minchen Huang , Guiqiang Qiao , Chris Ryan , Yuxin Wang

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Abstract

It is well accepted that active leisure activities can enhance participants' mental health, yet a research gap remains on how leisure involvement associates with mental health. This study is based on a self-administrated survey of 557 hikers who had hiked on the North Hills' Trail in Ningbo, China. The results indicated that hikers’ mental health is positively determined by attraction, centrality, and self-expression. Both self-efficacy and social support moderate the relationship between self-expression and mental health, and self-efficacy moderates the relationship between attraction and mental health. This study confirms the impacts of leisure involvement on mental health and provides evidence for considering both personal and social factors when designing leisure activities.

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Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM-

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6.70

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5.30%

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期刊介绍： Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism offers a dedicated outlet for research relevant to social sciences and natural resources. The journal publishes peer reviewed original research on all aspects of outdoor recreation planning and management, covering the entire spectrum of settings from wilderness to urban outdoor recreation opportunities. It also focuses on new products and findings in nature based tourism and park management. JORT is an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary journal, articles may focus on any aspect of theory, method, or concept of outdoor recreation research, planning or management, and interdisciplinary work is especially welcome, and may be of a theoretical and/or a case study nature. Depending on the topic of investigation, articles may be positioned within one academic discipline, or draw from several disciplines in an integrative manner, with overarching relevance to social sciences and natural resources. JORT is international in scope and attracts scholars from all reaches of the world to facilitate the exchange of ideas. As such, the journal enhances understanding of scientific knowledge, empirical results, and practitioners'' needs. Therefore in JORT each article is accompanied by an executive summary, written by the editors or authors, highlighting the planning and management relevant aspects of the article.