随着我国经济的不断发展，人民生活水平逐渐提高，休闲活动逐渐走进了大众的生活。同时，经历新冠疫情大流行后，人们对于健康的认识也愈加深刻，多样的健康生活方式成为人们所追求的目标，户外运动正逐渐成为全民运动。中国“Z世代”，既1995年至2009年间在中国出生并成长的一群人，是在民用互联网大规模普及之后出生的一代人，因此也被称作为“数字原住民”。根据户外运动消费群体画像发现，“Z世代”正逐渐成为参与户外运动的主力军，那么理解他们参与户外运动中的动机、体验与影响的需求也日益凸显。

我国“Z世代”的相关研究以宏观视角为主，从形成背景、群体特征等层面进行了理论构建，并结合我国国情对中国“Z世代”人群的形成背景、群体特征及整体行为特征等进行了详细的阐述。户外运动参与研究方面，国外学者对户外运动参与背后的相关社会议题关注较多，而我国户外运动参与研究主要集中在参与人群的体验方面，与时代背景的连结有待挖掘研，同时以定量研究为主，定性研究亟待丰富。因此，本研究采用质性研究中的叙事研究方法，力图展现中国Z世代参与户外运动的真实图景，分析其参与户外运动的动机、体验与影响。并结合互动论、身体现象学、个体社会化等社会学理论，探讨该群体这一行为与时代背景和社会议题之间的联系，进一步加深对中国Z世代人群参与户外运动的理解，同时为我国户外运动产业发展提供理论依据和借鉴。

本研究根据研究内容和实际情况，采用非概率抽样中的目的性抽样，选取9名全国各地参与不同户外运动的Z世代青年作为调查对象，通过深度访谈及参与式观察收集文字资料。同时，遵循质性研究中的叙事研究方法论，将收集到的文字资料通过类属分析形成不同关键概念，再通过主题分析法回答本研究提出的研究问题：（1）中国“Z世代”人群为何要参与户外运动？（2）中国“Z世代”人群参与户外运动的经历与体验如何?（3）参与户外运动对中国“Z世代”人群的生活、身体、心理等方面有什么样的影响？（4）中国“Z世代”人群参与户外运动这一行为与时代背景有何联系？

研究发现：（1）中国Z世代参与户外运动的原因主要包括原初群体的影响、情绪价值的提供以及作为一种工具手段。首先，影响Z世代参与户外运动的原初群体主要为家人、朋友和网络中的同龄人。其次，户外运动为Z世代提供的情绪价值包括释放压力、感受独特体验以及获得自我成长。最后，一些户外运动作为完成工作、完成学业甚至通勤的一种工具手段，成为了Z世代的兴趣爱好。

中国Z世代参与户外运动的经历十分丰富，他们在时空体验、感官体验、身心体验和人际体验方面都呈现出了较为积极的一面，而这种积极的体验主要是与在城市的各种体验的对比中形成的。

参与户外运动对Z世代生活、身体、心理等方面的影响都较为积极，不仅促进了Z世代的个体社会化，帮助他们形成新的社会网络、选择新的社会角色，还能够使他们增强体质、愉悦身心、完善自我，具体表现在提高运动能力、提高身体机能、保持健康体型、缓解消极情绪、产生积极情绪、改变性格和改变做事方法等方面。

（4）中国Z世代是生活在高度城市化的一代人，他们通过户外运动对抗高度城市化所带来的社会问题而产生的内心焦虑。其次，中国Z世代是物质条件较为丰富的一代，他们对于物质条件的要求比较理性，更加追求精神追求。户外运动所带来的与城市截然不同的体验则在一定程度上满足了Z世代的精神需求，在此过程中，他们能够充分发挥自己的主体性，促使中国Z世代愿意将参与户外运动视为生活的一部分。

With the continuous development of China's economy, people's living standards have gradually improved, and leisure activities have gradually entered the life of the masses. At the same time, after the COVID-19 pandemic, people's understanding of health has become more profound, and a variety of healthy lifestyles have become the goal of people's pursuit, outdoor sports are gradually becoming a national sport. China's "Generation Z", a group of people born and raised in China between 1995 and 2009, was born after the mass adoption of civilian Internet, so it is also known as the "digital natives". According to the portrait of outdoor sports consumer groups, it is found that "Generation Z" is gradually becoming the main force to participate in outdoor sports, so the need to understand their motivation, experience and impact in outdoor sports is increasingly prominent.

The relevant research of "Generation Z" in China is mainly from a macro perspective, from the formation background, group characteristics and other aspects of theoretical construction, and combined with China's national conditions, the formation background, group characteristics and overall behavior characteristics of "Generation Z" in China are elaborated. In terms of outdoor sports participation research, foreign scholars pay more attention to the related social issues behind outdoor sports participation, while in China, outdoor sports participation research mainly focuses on the experience of participants, and the connection with the historical background needs to be explored. Meanwhile, quantitative research is the main research, and qualitative research needs to be enriched. Therefore, this study adopts the narrative study method in qualitative research, trying to show the real picture of Chinese Generation Z's participation in outdoor sports, and analyze their motivation, experience and influence in participating in outdoor sports. Combined with sociological theories such as interaction theory, body phenomenology, and individual socialization, this paper discusses the relationship between this group's behavior and the historical background and social issues, further deepening the understanding of Chinese Generation Z's participation in outdoor sports, and providing theoretical basis and reference for the development of China's outdoor sports industry.

According to the research content and actual situation, this study adopts the objective sampling of non-probability sampling to select 9 Generation Z youth who participate in different outdoor sports across the country as the investigation objects, and collects written data through in-depth interviews and participatory observation. At the same time, following the narrative research methodology in qualitative research, the collected text materials are analyzed to form different key concepts through category analysis, and then the research questions raised in this study are answered through thematic analysis: (1) Why do Chinese "Generation Z" people participate in outdoor sports? (2) What is the experience and experience of Chinese "Generation Z" people participating in outdoor sports? (3) What is the impact of participation in outdoor sports on the life, physical and psychological aspects of Chinese "Generation Z"? (4) What is the connection between the participation of Chinese "Generation Z" in outdoor sports and the background of The Times?

The findings are as follows: (1) The reasons for Chinese Generation Z to participate in outdoor sports mainly include the influence of the original group, the provision of emotional value and as a tool. First, the primary groups that influence Gen Z to participate in outdoor sports are mainly family, friends and peers in the network. Second, the emotional value of outdoor sports for Gen Z includes relieving stress, experiencing unique experiences, and gaining self-growth. Finally, some outdoor activities have become the interests of Gen Z as a means of completing work, finishing school and even commuting.

(2) Chinese Generation Z has a rich experience in participating in outdoor sports. They have shown a relatively positive side in terms of time and space experience, sensory experience, physical and mental experience and interpersonal experience, and this positive experience is mainly formed in comparison with various experiences in the city.

(3) Participation in outdoor sports has a positive impact on the life, physical and psychological aspects of Generation Z. It not only promotes the individual socialization of Generation Z, helps them form a new social network and choose a new social role, but also enables them to enhance their physical fitness, enjoy their body and mind, and improve themselves. The specific performance is to improve sports ability, improve physical function, maintain healthy body shape, relieve negative emotions, produce positive emotions, change personality and change the way of doing things.

(4) China's Generation Z is a generation living in a high degree of urbanization, and they use outdoor sports to combat the inner anxiety caused by social problems caused by high urbanization. Secondly, China's generation Z is a generation of relatively rich material conditions, their requirements for material conditions are more rational, more pursuit of spiritual pursuit. The experience brought by outdoor sports is completely different from the city, to a certain extent, to meet the spiritual needs of generation Z, in the process, they can give full play to their own subjectivity, and promote the Chinese generation Z willing to participate in outdoor sports as a part of life.