AUTHOR=Ntovoli Apostolia , Stavropoulou Georgina , Karagiorgos Thomas , Lianopoulos Yannis , Anagnostou Garyfallos , Papacosta Elena , Alexandris Kostas 

TITLE=The role of social support in overcoming leisure constraints in recreational sport participation

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

VOLUME=Volume 7 - 2025

YEAR=2025

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/articles/10.3389/fspor.2025.1646511

DOI=10.3389/fspor.2025.1646511

ISSN=2624-9367

ABSTRACT=IntroductionFollowing the hierarchical model of leisure constraints and the negotiation proposition, this study aimed to investigate whether individuals with different levels of leisure constraints exhibit varying scores in their perceived social support. By testing the relationship between constraints and social support, the study contributes to the literature by adding one more factor that determines the successful negotiation of leisure constraints.MethodsThe data were collected by an online survey with a convenient sample of the adult Greek population. The leisure constraint and the social support questionnaires were used to collect the data.ResultsThe cluster analysis revealed three groups with different leisure constraint scores. The group with the lowest constraint scores had the highest social support scores, while the group with the highest interpersonal scores had the lowest social support scores.DiscussionThese results further extend the hierarchical model of leisure constraints, showing that social support is one of the factors that should be included within the negotiation proposition. They interact with leisure constraints and determine their successful negotiation.