Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between motivatıon levels and leisure boredom perception of physıial education teacher candidates, and to examine the motivation levels and leisure boredom perception in terms of demographic variables. The research universe constitutes the students studying at Department of Physical Education and Sport Teaching at Bartın University School of Physical Education and Sports. The research group is composed of 223 volunteer students randomly selected at Bartın University in Physical Education and Sports Teaching Department. It is a descriptive study about the research case. As a data collection tool, the personal information form of candidates, "Leisure Motivation Scale: LMS" and "Leisure Boredom Scale: LBS" were applied. In the analysis of the data, descriptive statistical techniques; frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation values were obtained. In addition, t-Test and Correlation test were used for statistical techniques. A total of 223 people, 88 women and 135 men, participated in the study. According to findings, no significant difference was found between the gender variable of the participants and the mean scores of LBS, satisfaction and boredom sub-dimensions (p>0.05). On the other hand, a significant difference was found in favor of female participants in the gender variable of the participants and in the sub-dimension of knowing and achieving LMS, and in favor of male participants in the sub-dimension of identification/introjection (p<0.05). In another finding, we found a low-level positive and significant correlation between the age variable and the mean score of LBS (p<0.05). Moreover, a low level of negative significant correlation was found between the monthly income variable and the boredom sub-dimension of LBS (p<0.05). On the contrary, no significant relationship was found for the personal income variable of the participants (p>0.05). On the other hand, a low-level negative significant correlation was found between the daily leisure time variable of the participants and the sub-dimensions of LBS boredom and LMS motivation (p<0.05). As a result of the correlation analysis performed to determine the relationship between the scales, moderately positive between LMS and LBS boredom sub-dimension, low level of positive in satisfaction sub-dimension and between scales [r = -,550; p<0.05], a moderate negative correlation was found. As a result; it was found that as the level of motivation of the participants increased, the level of boredom perception decreased.

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