Moderating role of place identity in parental support of children’s folk games in Chinese neighbourhoods
Children’s physical and mental health are currently facing serious challenges due to decreasing outdoor activity time and an increasingly homogeneous selection of accessible games. Children’s social skills and physical development are improved by folk games, which also encourage them to interact mor...
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| author | Zhao, Xin Hussain, Norhuzailin Abdul Shukor, Shureen Faris |
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| description | Children’s physical and mental health are currently facing serious challenges due to decreasing outdoor activity time and an increasingly homogeneous selection of accessible games. Children’s social skills and physical development are improved by folk games, which also encourage them to interact more with the natural world. This study uses linear regression and moderating effect analyses based on a five-point Likert-scale questionnaire survey of 434 parents from four urban residential neighbourhoods in Taiyuan, China. The results show that parental support considerably impacts children’s engagement in folk games. This effect becomes even stronger when parents demonstrate moderate or higher degrees of place identity to their neighbourhood’s environment. These findings highlight the significance of promoting children’s active participation in folk games to enhance social connection and nature exploration. Additionally, parents’ emotional connections to their neighbourhoods, which are based on a sense of belonging and shared experiences, influence the requirements for play spaces. This provides valuable insights for parents, educators, urban planners and policymakers to develop or implement supportive measures that promote holistic child development and preserve cultural heritage. |
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| spelling | upm-1208822025-10-15T01:09:24Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/120882/ Moderating role of place identity in parental support of children’s folk games in Chinese neighbourhoods Zhao, Xin Hussain, Norhuzailin Abdul Shukor, Shureen Faris Children’s physical and mental health are currently facing serious challenges due to decreasing outdoor activity time and an increasingly homogeneous selection of accessible games. Children’s social skills and physical development are improved by folk games, which also encourage them to interact more with the natural world. This study uses linear regression and moderating effect analyses based on a five-point Likert-scale questionnaire survey of 434 parents from four urban residential neighbourhoods in Taiyuan, China. The results show that parental support considerably impacts children’s engagement in folk games. This effect becomes even stronger when parents demonstrate moderate or higher degrees of place identity to their neighbourhood’s environment. These findings highlight the significance of promoting children’s active participation in folk games to enhance social connection and nature exploration. Additionally, parents’ emotional connections to their neighbourhoods, which are based on a sense of belonging and shared experiences, influence the requirements for play spaces. This provides valuable insights for parents, educators, urban planners and policymakers to develop or implement supportive measures that promote holistic child development and preserve cultural heritage. Cogent OA 2025 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/120882/1/120882.pdf Zhao, Xin and Hussain, Norhuzailin and Abdul Shukor, Shureen Faris (2025) Moderating role of place identity in parental support of children’s folk games in Chinese neighbourhoods. Cogent Social Sciences, 11 (1). art. no. 2547323. pp. 1-15. ISSN 2331-1886 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311886.2025.2547323 10.1080/23311886.2025.2547323 |
| spellingShingle | Zhao, Xin Hussain, Norhuzailin Abdul Shukor, Shureen Faris Moderating role of place identity in parental support of children’s folk games in Chinese neighbourhoods |
| title | Moderating role of place identity in parental support of children’s folk games in Chinese neighbourhoods |
| title_full | Moderating role of place identity in parental support of children’s folk games in Chinese neighbourhoods |
| title_fullStr | Moderating role of place identity in parental support of children’s folk games in Chinese neighbourhoods |
| title_full_unstemmed | Moderating role of place identity in parental support of children’s folk games in Chinese neighbourhoods |
| title_short | Moderating role of place identity in parental support of children’s folk games in Chinese neighbourhoods |
| title_sort | moderating role of place identity in parental support of children’s folk games in chinese neighbourhoods |
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