Abstract:

In this study, it was aimed to examine the relationship of leisure satisfaction with happiness and hopelessness level of university students during the covid-19 process. The relational screening model based on descriptive study was carried out in the research. The sample of the study included 1131 students studying at Faculty of Health Sciences and Faculty of Sport Sciences at Gazi University and Atatürk University. The "Personal Information Form" created by the researchers to determine the socio-demographic information, the "Leisure Satisfaction Scale" to measure leisure satisfaction levels, the “Oxford Happiness Scale Short Form” to measure happiness levels of students were used. In order to determine the hopelessness of the participants “Beck Hopelessness Scale” was applied in the study.The SPSS Statistics 26 programme was handled for analysis of the research data utilized by percentage distribution tables, frequency analysis, arithmetic mean and standard deviation, t-test and Regression analysis.According to the results of the research, it was found that there is a positive and low level significant relationship between leisure satisfaction and happiness [(p<0,001), (ß: ,354), (r²: ,110)]. A negative and low-level significant relationship was found in the relationship between leisure satisfaction and hopelessness [(p<0,001)(ß:-,354), (r²: ,059)]. It was determined that there was a moderate and significant negative relationship between hopelessness and happiness [(p<0,001), (ß: -,389), (r²: ,283)].It was concluded that as the leisure satisfaction levels of university student increased, theirhappiness increased and hopelessness levels decreased.

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