Table 4 Interview protocol.

Section-1

Community park

Park-use behaviours

Q1: What do you like to do in community parks?

Section-2

Social interaction

Quantity of social interaction

Q2: How often do you usually have social interaction with neighbours in community parks (before or during the COVID-19 period)?

Sub-questions:

- Are you satisfied with the frequency of your social interactions occur in community parks?

- Why do you feel that way?

Quality of social interaction

Social interaction types:

Q3: Could you please describe what types of social interaction that occur in community parks you are involved with (before or during the COVID-19 period)?

Sub-questions:

- Are you satisfied with your social interactions occur in community parks?

- Why do you feel that way?

Interaction and social wellbeing:

Q4: Which type of social interactions in community parks give you a sense of social support, or a sense of community?

Sub-question:

- Why do you feel that way?

Park-use and social interaction

Q5: What features of community parks encourage you to get various types of social interaction with others?

Sub-question:

- Why do you feel that way? / Could you please provide some examples?

Section-3

Neighbourhood connectivity

Surrounding park-use behaviours

Q6: Please describe the public open spaces (like parks) in surrounding areas of BP/LG. What do you like to do in the parks in the surrounding areas (if have)?

Sub-questions:

- Please describe what types of social interaction that occur in public open spaces in surrounding areas.

Section-4

Geneal information

Participant background information

Individual information, such as:

- Which housing type are you living in?

- How long have you lived in BP/LG?