Under the Risk of COVID-19 Epidemic: A Study on the Influence of Life Attitudes, Leisure Sports Values, and Workplace Risk Perceptions on Urban Development and Public Well-Being

Lu Yang, Yong-Zhan Zheng, Hsiao-Hsien Lin (), I-Shen Chen, Kuan-Yu Chen (), Qi-Yuan Li and I-En Tsai
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Lu Yang: College of Physical Education, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
Yong-Zhan Zheng: Department of Recreation and Sports Management, Tajen University, Pingtung 90741, Taiwan
Hsiao-Hsien Lin: School of Physical Education, Jiaying University, Meizhou 514015, China
I-Shen Chen: Department of Leisure Industry Management, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 411030, Taiwan
Kuan-Yu Chen: College of Political Science and Law, Yulin Normal University, Yulin 537000, China
Qi-Yuan Li: School of Physical Education, Jiaying University, Meizhou 514015, China
I-En Tsai: Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 106209, Taiwan

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 10, 1-22

Abstract: This study examined the impact of attitudes toward life, recreational sports values, and workplace risk perceptions on urban development and public well-being under the risk of the COVID-19 epidemic in China. A mixed-method research study was conducted, and 2400 valid questionnaires were collected via purposeful sampling. The questionnaires were analyzed using the SPSS 26.0 statistical software and validated with basic statistical methods and Pearson’s correlation analysis. Semi-structured interviews were then conducted to collect the opinions of 12 respondents on the questionnaire results, including academics, foreign entrepreneurs and employees, local entrepreneurs and employees, and official institutions. Finally, all the data collected were discussed via triangulation analysis. The survey found that different cities’ social and industrial development and job market needs lead to different attitudes toward life, leisure values, and perceptions of job-seeking and employment risks. The smoother a person’s growing-up background, the better their learning history, the better their learning and working experience, and the richer their life experience; consequently, positive attitudes toward life, correct leisure values, and positive attitudes toward job hunting and employment can be cultivated. In addition, people with positive attitudes toward life, leisure values, and job hunting and employment can improve their city’s economy and environment for sustainable development, thereby improving their quality of life and increasing their well-being.

Keywords: urban development; social integration; attitude toward life; values of leisure sports; job search perception; well-being (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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