Research Article

Reviewing University Youth’s Leisure Time Awareness and Recreation Preferences Using Content Analysis

Number: Advanced Online Publication Early Pub Date: July 16, 2026
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Reviewing University Youth’s Leisure Time Awareness and Recreation Preferences Using Content Analysis

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine university students' leisure time awareness and recreational activity preferences. A case study, a qualitative research approach, was chosen as the method. Purposive sampling, a non-probability sampling technique, was used to determine the study group. The study group consisted of first, second, third, and fourth-year students from the Department of Landscape Architecture at Karadeniz Technical University. The researchers developed a semi-structured interview form based on the opinions of three experts, and a personal information form specifying the demographic variables. These forms were used as data collection tools. The data obtained were analyzed using content analysis, a qualitative analysis method. The study primarily included second-year students between the ages of 21 and 23. Participants' leisure time awareness and preference for social, physical, and artistic recreational activities were observed. They also determined that they used their leisure time for recreation. The study explored university students' leisure time awareness and recreational preferences within the study group.

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Ethical Statement

I declare that the article titled "Reviewing University Youth’s Leisure Time Awareness and Recreation Preferences Using Content Analysis" is among the studies that do not require ethics committee approval.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Recreation, Leisure and Tourism Geography, Recreation Management

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

July 16, 2026

Publication Date

-

Submission Date

November 13, 2025

Acceptance Date

June 16, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Number: Advanced Online Publication

APA
Seyhan, S., & Kurdoğlu, B. Ç. (2026). Reviewing University Youth’s Leisure Time Awareness and Recreation Preferences Using Content Analysis. GSI Journals Serie A: Advancements in Tourism Recreation and Sports Sciences, Advanced Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.53353/atrss.1823332
AMA
1.Seyhan S, Kurdoğlu BÇ. Reviewing University Youth’s Leisure Time Awareness and Recreation Preferences Using Content Analysis. ATRSS. 2026;(Advanced Online Publication). doi:10.53353/atrss.1823332
Chicago
Seyhan, Seyhan, and Banu Çiçek Kurdoğlu. 2026. “Reviewing University Youth’s Leisure Time Awareness and Recreation Preferences Using Content Analysis”. GSI Journals Serie A: Advancements in Tourism Recreation and Sports Sciences, no. Advanced Online Publication. https://doi.org/10.53353/atrss.1823332.
EndNote
Seyhan S, Kurdoğlu BÇ (July 1, 2026) Reviewing University Youth’s Leisure Time Awareness and Recreation Preferences Using Content Analysis. GSI Journals Serie A: Advancements in Tourism Recreation and Sports Sciences Advanced Online Publication
IEEE
[1]S. Seyhan and B. Ç. Kurdoğlu, “Reviewing University Youth’s Leisure Time Awareness and Recreation Preferences Using Content Analysis”, ATRSS, no. Advanced Online Publication, July 2026, doi: 10.53353/atrss.1823332.
ISNAD
Seyhan, Seyhan - Kurdoğlu, Banu Çiçek. “Reviewing University Youth’s Leisure Time Awareness and Recreation Preferences Using Content Analysis”. GSI Journals Serie A: Advancements in Tourism Recreation and Sports Sciences. Advanced Online Publication (July 1, 2026). https://doi.org/10.53353/atrss.1823332.
JAMA
1.Seyhan S, Kurdoğlu BÇ. Reviewing University Youth’s Leisure Time Awareness and Recreation Preferences Using Content Analysis. ATRSS. 2026. doi:10.53353/atrss.1823332.
MLA
Seyhan, Seyhan, and Banu Çiçek Kurdoğlu. “Reviewing University Youth’s Leisure Time Awareness and Recreation Preferences Using Content Analysis”. GSI Journals Serie A: Advancements in Tourism Recreation and Sports Sciences, no. Advanced Online Publication, July 2026, doi:10.53353/atrss.1823332.
Vancouver
1.Seyhan Seyhan, Banu Çiçek Kurdoğlu. Reviewing University Youth’s Leisure Time Awareness and Recreation Preferences Using Content Analysis. ATRSS. 2026 Jul. 1;(Advanced Online Publication). doi:10.53353/atrss.1823332

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