The Relationship between Social Support Correlates and Feelings of Loneliness among Male UK Recreational Anglers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15476019 |
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| Authors | Michael Trott (0000-0001-5978-3407, Queen's University Belfast, corresponding author), Mark A Tully (0000-0001-9710-4014, University of Ulster), Andy Torrance (Angling Direct, Norwich NR136LH, UK), Lee Smith (0000-0002-0556-7335, Anglia Ruskin University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 5997-5997 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph20115997 |
| PMID | 37297601 |
| OpenAlex | W4378903798 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
The benefits of access to blue spaces (exposure to aquatic environments) have been well reported. One common activity conducted in these spaces is recreational angling. Studies have shown that several correlates are associated with recreational angling, including a lower incidence of anxiety disorders compared to non-anglers. What is currently unknown is how measures of social support relate to feelings of loneliness in this population. The aim of this study, therefore, is to examine experiences of loneliness and social support in male UK anglers. In total, 1752 participants completed an online survey. The results of this study showed that the higher the number of friends or family that anglers hear from and feel close to, the less likely they are to report a lack of companionship, the less likely they are to report feeling left out, and the less likely they are to report feelings of isolation. Furthermore, more than half of the sample reported hardly ever or never having feelings of loneliness, suggesting that recreational angling does not affect feelings of loneliness
Affect (linguistics · Anxiety · Environmental health · Feeling · Loneliness · Population · Psychiatry · Recreation · Social isolation · Social support · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Medicine · Psychology · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Social Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health · Ecology
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| Highly cited | No |
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