Abstract:

The aim of this research is to examine the factors that prevent individuals living in Muğla Menteşe from participating in recreational activities. The research is a quantitative research designed as a descriptive and relational survey model and using the questionnaire technique. The questionnaire form consists of two sections. In the first section "Personal Information Form" and in the second section "Leisure Constraits Scale" is located. In the first part of the questionnaire, there are questions that determine the socio-demographic structure prepared by the researchers, while in the second part, a survey which was developed by Alexandris and Carroll (1997), was adopted to Turkish by Karaküçük and Gürbüz (2006) and the construct validity of the short form was tested by Gürbüz et al. (2020) “Leisure Constraits Scale” was used. After the frequency of the research data was taken, reliability and normality analysis were performed. Accordingly, it was seen that the research data were reliable and showed a normal distribution between +1 and -1. For this reason, parametric tests were applied to the research data. According to the findings, a significant difference was found in the gender, marital status and child status of the individuals participating in the research, as well as the lack of knowledge, facility, time and interest as the sub-dimensions of LCS. On the other hand, a significant difference was found between the ages, daily leisure time, exercise status of the individuals and LCS. In conclusion, as the daily leisure time of individuals decreases, the barriers to participation in recreational activities increase.

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