Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to analyze perceived levels of leisure boredom, life satisfaction and social connectedness of physical education pre-service teachers according to some demographic variables, and to determine the relationship between leisure boredom, life satisfaction and social connectedness. “Leisure Boredom Scale”, “Satisfaction with Life Scale” and “Social Connectedness Scale” were used to collect data. There were no significant differences between the leisure boredom, dissatisfaction, life satisfaction and social connectedness of the participants and their genders. While there were no significant differences between leisure boredom, dissatisfaction and life satisfaction of the participants and grade level and participation physical activity regularly, there were significant differences between social connectedness and grade level and participation physical activity regularly. On the other hand, there were no significant differences between leisure boredom, dissatisfaction and social connectedness of the participants and economic situation, there were significant differences between life satisfaction and economic situation.

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