Abstract:

The coronavirus pandemic, called COVID-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO), has affected the whole world and brought new living conditions. This study, which is conducted with the idea that there will be differentiation in the health outcomes perceived in the psychological conditions of individuals and recreational activities, aims to study the levels of psychological stability of individuals and the health outcomes perceived in recreation. 516 people living in different regions of Turkey (255 women, 261 men) participated voluntarily in this work. The research data was collected through the online survey method prepared on the basis of pandemic conditions. In addition to the personal information form as a data collection tool, the "Short Psychological Sustainability Measurement" adapted to Turkey by Typhoon Doğan (2015) and the "Sustainability Measurement" adapted by Yerlisu Lapa vd., (2017) were used in Recreation. In data analysis, t tests for independent samples, one-factor ANOVA and Pearson Correlation tests were used. In the findings obtained from the study, the gender variable shows that the psychological stability levels of participants are statistically significantly differentiated. The analysis of the membership status of the participants to any health/fitness center shows statistically significant differences in all subdimensions of the health outcomes scale detected in recreation, and in the variation of the participation status in physical activity in both scales and in all subdimensions. However, the conclusion is that there is a meaningful relationship in the positive direction between the psychological strength levels of the participants and the average health outcomes perceived in the recreation. As a result, it can be noted that individuals who are physically active during the Covid-19 pandemic process and who exercise regularly have higher levels of psychological strength and health outcomes they perceive in recreational activities. In this case, it can be said that the level of health outcomes they perceive from the recreation increases as the levels of psychological stability of the participants are increasing.

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