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The aim of this study is to study the relationship between the student’s leisure time and life satisfactions. The sample of the study consists of a total of 299 students, including 144 men and 155 women, who studied at the various faculty of the University of Sinop. As a data collection tool, the Personal Information Form, the Free Time Doyum Scale (SZDÖ) and the Life Doyum Scale (YDÖ) were used. In the statistical analysis of the data, the two comparisons used the Independent samples t-test, and in multiple comparisons the One-Way ANOVA and Tukey HSD test. The relationship between the SZDÖ subdimensions and the YDÖ is studied by the number of pearson correlations. According to the findings obtained, significant differences in gender and faculty variations have been identified. On the other hand, it has been shown that there is a meaningful relationship in a positive direction between the sub-dimensions of SZDÖ and the satisfaction of life. As a result, it has been determined that the levels of living satisfaction of university students are increasing as their leisure time levels are increasing.

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The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between leisure satisfaction and life satisfaction of the university students. 299 (144 male, 155 female) university students studied in different departments of Sinop University were recruited on the principle of voluntariness in this research. Informed consent form, Leisure Satisfaction Scale (LSS) and Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) were used as data collection tool. Independent sample t-test for paired comparisons and, One-Way ANOVA and Tukey’s HSD for multiple comparisons were employed in statistical analysis of data. The relationship between subdomains of LSS and SWLS was analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient. To the research findings; statistically significant differences were revealed in terms of sex and faculty variables. Additionally, there was a positive significant relationship between subdomains of LSS and life satisfaction. Consequently, it was found in this study that life satisfaction levels of the university students would increase simultaneously as their leisure satisfaction levels increased