ABSTRACT

Individuals’ mental health and subjective well-being have become increasingly important in public health policy. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of pro-environmental behavior in sport and clubs’ perceived environmental quality on the subjective well-being of sport club members in Germany. Data were collected using an online survey of club members in five team/racket sports (i.e., basketball, football, handball, ice hockey, and tennis; n = 3,038). The outcome of interest is subjective well-being which is measured with the WHO-5 scale. Pro-environmental behavior in sport is captured by the monthly carbon footprint resulting from traveling to training sessions and pro-environmental actions in sport. The results of regression analyses show that pro-environmental actions in sport have a positive effect on members’ well-being. Individuals producing a higher carbon footprint when traveling to training sessions report lower well-being, but the effect is overlapped by pro-environmental actions in sport. Members who perceived their clubs’ environmental quality as higher scored higher on well-being. The number of weekly sport hours had an inverse u-shaped effect on well-being, with the diminishing returns by additional sport hours being offset by pro-environmental actions. Collectively, these findings suggest that protecting the natural environment goes hand in hand with individuals’ well-being and public health goals in the field of mental health.

摘要

个人的心理健康和主观幸福感在公共卫生政策中变得越来越重要。本研究的目的是调查体育运动中的环保行为和俱乐部感知的环境质量对德国体育俱乐部成员主观幸福感的影响。数据是通过对五种团队/球拍运动（即篮球、足球、手球、冰球和网球）的俱乐部成员的在线调查收集的；n= 3,038)。感兴趣的结果是用 WHO-5 量表衡量的主观幸福感。运动中的环保行为是通过参加培训课程和运动中的环保行动产生的每月碳足迹来捕捉的。回归分析的结果表明，体育运动中的环保行动对成员的幸福感有积极影响。在参加培训课程时产生较高碳足迹的个人报告称其幸福感较低，但这种影响与体育运动中的环保行动重叠。认为俱乐部环境质量较高的会员在幸福感上得分较高。每周运动时数对幸福感有倒 U 型影响，额外运动时数带来的收益递减被环保行动所抵消。集体，