A Study on the Relationships among Green Sport Participants’ Recreational Environmental Preference, Recreation Experience and Leisure Benefits

• Main Authors: An-Ying Chou, 周安盈
• Other Authors: Cheng-Jong Lee
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/90743095320402771208

碩士 === 大葉大學 === 休閒事業管理學系碩士在職專班 === 97 === This research is based on the concept combining recreational environmental pref-erence and recreation experience with green sport to investigate the influences of green sport on leisure benefits. Most of past studies on leisure tended to be based on the single concept of bikers’ recreational preference or recreation experiences, to investigate bik-ers’ leisure benefits. The main purpose of this study is to construct a recreational model combining these three elements together to provide related authorities with references to improve recreational environment of biking. The research subjects were bikers of “Yuan-Dueng-Li Bicycles Association” from Changhua County, the bikers of “Jaguar” from Taichung County, and the partici-pants of “Energy-saving Movement by biking in Nantou” riding at the “Taichung County Houfeng Biking Path.” A model was constructed which demonstrates that how recreational environmental preference and recreation experience influence leisure bene-fits. The relationships between each variable were analyzed via Structural Equation Modeling. This research collected data by questionnaire survey. A total of 320 ques-tionnaires were distributed, and 290 valid ones were returned. The findings and sugges-tions are as follows: 1) There are dominant differences between green sport participants and their rec-reational environmental preferences of biking. 2) There are dominant differences be-tween green sport participants and their recreation experiences of biking. 3) Recrea-tional environmental preference has dominant positive influence on recreation experi-ence. 4) Recreation experience has dominant positive influence on leisure benefits. In sum, the intentions of participants in biking are mainly to escape from life stress and to join green life. Many elements would influence their recreation experience when they go biking, such as landscape designs on the biking ways, well-designed en-vironment, abundant cultural resources, and fresh new things. Many feelings would be stimulated which helps increase physical, mental, and social leisure benefits, such as cheerfulness, excitement, enthusiasm, recognition of something new, engrossment, con-fidence, and freedom. Therefore, related authorities should promote the idea of partici-pating in leisure activities to the public through diversified ways. Only when one ex-periences it on his/her own, can he/she obtain the benefits of leisure activities.