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Gender gap in physical activity and sport participation across the lifespan in Australia between 2016 and 2023 [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background The primary aim of this study was to examine the gender gap in specific types of leisure-time physical activity (including sport and active recreation) in Australians across the lifespan from 2016 to 2023.
Katherine B. Owen, Philip J. Clare, Rochelle Eime, Ding Ding, Binh Nguyen, Mengyun Luo, Tracy Nau, Lindsey J. Reece, Adrian Bauman   +8 more
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Afrocentric frameworks in recreation and leisure research: a perspective article [PDF]

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
This perspective article re-imagines and proposes key Afrocentric frameworks that can contribute towards animating the recreation and leisure discourse in Africa.
Michael Sakala
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Recreation specialization and leisure satisfaction among long-distance running: an examination of the mediating role of place dependence and place identity [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology
IntroductionResearchers extensively employed recreation specialization as a dependent variable or classification tool for investigating the relationship between leisure activities and sociological variables.
Xing Huo, Haibo Tian, Zhipeng Wang, Jiao Xu, Zhifeng Tang   +4 more
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Virtual Leisure and Recreation Reality and Well-Being During COVID-19 Pandemic - The Future of Ghana Tourism: Does Technological SelfEfficacy Matter [PDF]

African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2022
This study examined (i) the impact of COVID-19 on practice of virtual participation in leisure and recreation activities in Ghana; (ii) the challenges in the use of virtual approaches as well as the future successes of Ghana Tourism considering the new ...
Vincent Kweku Asimah, Ratih Hurriyati, Vanessa Gaffar, Lili Adi Wibowo   +3 more
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Recognising the regenerative impacts of Canadian women tourism social entrepreneurs through a feminist ethic of care lens [PDF]

Journal of Tourism Futures, 2022
Purpose – The overarching aim of this project is to understand the role women tourism social entrepreneurs (TSEs) play in contributing to regenerative practices in Canada.
Karla A. Boluk, Gaurav Panse
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Strengthening Social Ties While Walking the Neighbourhood?

Urban Planning, 2023
Social connectedness among neighbours impacts health and well-being, especially during stressful life events like a pandemic. An activity such as neighbourhood walking enables urban inhabitants to engage in incidental sociability and acts of ...
Troy D. Glover, Luke Moyer, Joe Todd, Taryn Graham   +3 more
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“I am going out!” – lifestyle sports and physical activity in adolescents

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Lifestyle sport activities (e.g. parkour or skateboarding) are considered attractive and beneficial for a long-term commitment to physical activity (PA) and might be a great opportunity for adolescents who do not feel comfortable in an ...
K. Janeckova, Z. Hamrik, M. Matusova, P. Badura   +3 more
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Changes in leisure activities of the elderly due to the COVID-19 in Korea

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
Recreational activities such as physical and social activities are key components of a healthy life for the elderly. Since the outbreak of Corona 19, leisure facilities such as indoor sports facilities, religious facilities, and cultural facilities have ...
Eui Jae Kim, Seong Man Park, Hyun Wook Kang   +2 more
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Test–retest reliability of selected HBSC items in Vietnam: well-being, physical and sedentary activities, and eating behaviours

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2022
Background Valid and reliable research tools to assess children’s and adolescent’s health-related behaviour are highly needed across the globe. Rapid economic development, globalization, and associated lifestyle challenges observed in most countries ...
Jaroslav Kohoutek, Marek Maráček, Kwok Ng, Zdenek Hamrik   +3 more
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Regional destination attributes that attract domestic tourists: the role of man-made venues for leisure and recreation

Heliyon, 2021
This paper examines the influence of man-made attractions for leisure and recreation on domestic tourists' preferences amongst regional destinations, and the moderating role of these attractions on the negative effect of distance on tourists' choices.
Andres Camacho-Murillo, Rukmani Gounder, Sam Richardson   +2 more
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