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The Relationship between Social Support Correlates and Feelings of Loneliness among Male UK Recreational Anglers
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 disorde...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10253004/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37297601 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20115997 |
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author | Trott, Mike Tully, Mark Torrance, Andy Smith, Lee |
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description | 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. |
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spelling | pubmed-102530042023-06-10 The Relationship between Social Support Correlates and Feelings of Loneliness among Male UK Recreational Anglers Trott, Mike Tully, Mark Torrance, Andy Smith, Lee Int J Environ Res Public Health Brief Report 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. MDPI 2023-05-30 /pmc/articles/PMC10253004/ /pubmed/37297601 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20115997 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Brief Report Trott, Mike Tully, Mark Torrance, Andy Smith, Lee The Relationship between Social Support Correlates and Feelings of Loneliness among Male UK Recreational Anglers |
title | The Relationship between Social Support Correlates and Feelings of Loneliness among Male UK Recreational Anglers |
title_full | The Relationship between Social Support Correlates and Feelings of Loneliness among Male UK Recreational Anglers |
title_fullStr | The Relationship between Social Support Correlates and Feelings of Loneliness among Male UK Recreational Anglers |
title_full_unstemmed | The Relationship between Social Support Correlates and Feelings of Loneliness among Male UK Recreational Anglers |
title_short | The Relationship between Social Support Correlates and Feelings of Loneliness among Male UK Recreational Anglers |
title_sort | relationship between social support correlates and feelings of loneliness among male uk recreational anglers |
topic | Brief Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10253004/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37297601 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20115997 |
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