Abstract
The Covid-19 pandemic is having an unprecedented impact upon human-beings’ daily lives. The primary purpose of this study was to identify individual experiences due to the shut-down of a tennis club court during the Covid-19 pandemic, with which tennis club members faced. This study also attempted to identify challenges and constraints in performing active leisure activities during the Covid-19 pandemic within the frameworks of leisure constraints negotiation. Using constructivist grounded theory, 18 participants took part in this study. The findings indicated seven main themes: (a) reduction of close human relationships, (b) increase of excessive stress, (c) reduction of flow in performing job-related tasks, (d) reduction of pleasure in daily lives, (e) increase of physical problem, (f) increase of sedentary leisure activities, and (g) reduction of leisure satisfaction. It appeared that these negative life changes derived from the shut-down of a tennis club court can be ameliorated and modified depending upon each individual's leisure constraints negotiation and repertoire of serious leisure, which are associated with his/her leisure satisfaction and perceived health in the Covid-19 crisis. Theoretical and practical implications are also discussed.
| Translated title of the contribution | The Meaning of Shut-down of Tennis Courts for the Members’ Life of a Faculty Tennis Club during Covid-19 Crisis |
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| Original language | Korean |
| Pages (from-to) | 169-186 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | 한국여가레크리에이션학회지 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published - Sep 2021 |