Exploring the Impacts of Urban Community Leisure on Subjective Well-Being during COVID-19: A Mixed Methods Case Study

Jinwei Wang, Liyan Zhang, Yue Sun, Guangjuan Lu, Yanbin Chen and Saiyin Zhang
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Jinwei Wang: Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 11A, Datun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China
Liyan Zhang: MTA/MBA Education Center, Beijing International Studies University, No.1 Dingfuzhuang Nanli, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100024, China
Yue Sun: School of Tourism Sciences, Beijing International Studies University, No.1 Dingfuzhuang Nanli, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100024, China
Guangjuan Lu: School of Tourism Sciences, Beijing International Studies University, No.1 Dingfuzhuang Nanli, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100024, China
Yanbin Chen: College of Geography and Environment, Shandong Normal University, No.1 Daxue Road, University Science Park, Changqing District, Jinan 250358, China
Saiyin Zhang: School of Statistics, Capital University of Economics and Business, Flower-Town, Fengtai District, Beijing 100070, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 14, 1-21

Abstract: Participating in community leisure activities has become an important way for the public to pursue good health and a high quality of life. However, few studies have focused on the health and welfare effects of participating in urban leisure activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to this gap in the literature, this study drew on the stimulus–organism–response (SOR) theory to examine the effects of community leisure on subjective well-being during the pandemic from the perspective of urban residents. A sample of 1041 urban residents in Beijing, China, was empirically analyzed by applying partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) and fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). The PLS-SEM results revealed the net effects of the pandemic influence, leisure satisfaction, leisure environment, and community identity on subjective well-being. The fsQCA provided causal methods for realizing subjective well-being and a necessary condition analysis supplemented the necessary antecedents. The results showed that (1) higher levels of pandemic influence and leisure environment increased leisure satisfaction; (2) pandemic influence, leisure environment, and leisure satisfaction had a positive effect on community identity; (3) pandemic influence, leisure satisfaction, and community identity also combined with leisure environment and leisure time to positively influence subjective well-being; and (4) leisure satisfaction and community identity mediated the impacts of pandemic influence and leisure environment on subjective well-being. This paper contributes not only to empirical evidence but also to theory by constructing and enriching the research models of community leisure and subjective well-being. The practical implications for the public, community managers, and policymakers are also discussed.

Keywords: community leisure; subjective well-being; community identity; leisure satisfaction; leisure environment; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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