Abstract:

The purpose of this research is to examine according to various variables levels of life satisfaction with in leisure boredom perception of university students participating in recreative activities. 639 (426 men and 213 women) people studying at Bartın University participated in the research. In the research, "Personal Information Form" prepared by researchers, developed by Diener, Emmons, Larsen and Griffin (1985) and Turkish adaptation was made by Köker (1991) and Yetim (1991): (The Satisfaction with Life Scale: SWLS)” and developed by Iso-Ahola and Weissinger (1990) and The Turkish adaptation was made by Kara, Gürbüz and Öncü (2014) "Leisure Boredom Scale (LBS)" was used. In the analysis of the data; according to the demographic characteristics of the participants, t-test and ANOVA to investigate the differences between levels of life satisfaction with in leisure boredom perception; Pearson Correlation test was applied to examine relations between variables. In the findings of the research; There was a significant difference between the average of points SWLS according to the "gender" variable in the t-Test results, but no significant difference was found between the LBS average of points. While the ANOVA test results did not show any significant difference between the total score mean of the LBS subscales according to the "department" variable, significant differences were found between the mean scores of SWLS. Moreover, according to the variable "family income", only significant difference was found in satisfaction sub-dimension of LBS. As a result of the correlation test, according to the variable "Leisure time" no significant relationship was found between the other sub-dimensions while there was a significant positive relationship positive and low level in the boredom sub-dimension and LBS total score. On the other hand, there is a significant low level negative relationship between the "boredom" sub-dimension the SWLS and LBS subscales, also a meaningful relationship positive and medium-level was found between the "satisfaction" sub-dimension. As a result, as the level of "boredom" of universities students participating in recreational activities in their leisure time decreases depending on various factors, life satisfaction levels increases. In addition, as the level of "satisfaction" perceived of university students participating in recreational activities in their leisure time increases, life satisfaction increases simultaneously and it can be said that they have spent more efficient time in such activities.

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