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

Sandra Wajchman-Świtalska (), Olga Grabowska-Chenczke and Marcin Woźniak
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Sandra Wajchman-Świtalska: Department of Forestry Management, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, University of Life Sciences in Poznań, Wojska Polskiego St. 71C, 60-625 Poznań, Poland
Olga Grabowska-Chenczke: Department of Law and Enterprise Management in Agribusiness, Faculty of Economics, University of Life Sciences in Poznań, Wojska Polskiego St. 28, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
Marcin Woźniak: Faculty of Human Geography and Planning, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Bogumił Krygowski St. 10, 61-680 Poznań, Poland

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 6, 1-16

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: green leisure; urban green spaces (UGS); mental health; mood regulation; urban forests; well-being; recreation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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