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Physical Activities in Public Squares: The Impact of Companionship on Chinese Residents’ Health

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  • Xiuhai Xiong

    (Department of Urban Planning, School of Urban Design, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China)

  • Lingbo Liu

    (Department of Urban Planning, School of Urban Design, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China)

  • Zhenghong Peng

    (Department of Graphics and Digital Technology, School of Urban Design, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China)

  • Hao Wu

    (Department of Graphics and Digital Technology, School of Urban Design, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China)

Abstract

Companionship is the most important social support factor in physical activities, but the influence of companionship on the daily physical activities of Chinese people in the square is not clear. The ordered logistic regression was conducted to identify the companionship and physical activities associated with the physical and mental health of residents ( n = 196). The results show that companionship has direct and indirect effects on mental health, and companionship acts on physical health through physical activity in public squares. Our research understands the use of public open space (POS) from the perspective of companionship and provides a new perspective for improving the sociality of POS design.

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  • Xiuhai Xiong & Lingbo Liu & Zhenghong Peng & Hao Wu, 2021. "Physical Activities in Public Squares: The Impact of Companionship on Chinese Residents’ Health," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(7), pages 1-14, July.
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