Research Article

LEISURE ATTITUDE SCALE: THE STUDY OF RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY

Volume: 16 Number: 1 January 14, 2011
  • Beyza Merve Akgül
  • Bülent Gürbüz
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LEISURE ATTITUDE SCALE: THE STUDY OF RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to test the reliability and validity of the “Leisure Attitude Scale” (LAS) for Turkish university students. The LAS administered 117 male (Mage= 23.04±2.17) and 101 female (Mage= 21.82±1.85) university students. Leisure Attitude Scale is a 36-item self-report measure of attitudes towards leisure (Ragheb &Beard, 1982) and consists of the following three subscales: (a) cognitive (12 item), (b) affective (12 item) and (c) behavioral (12 item). Participants were asked to rate each item on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1(strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Principle component Factor Analysis with Varimax Rotation for testing factor structure of Turkish version of Leisure Attitude Scale supported 3 factor structure for 218 university students and 36 items explains %54 of variance. KMO value of the scale was found as .935. Cronbach Alpha internal consistency value was also calculated for the three subscales and total scale. The results revealed the following alpha reliability coefficients: Affective= .92, Cognitive= .81 and Behavioral= .91. The reliability of the total scale was found to be high (α= .97). It can be concluded that the Leisure Attitude Scale is a reliable and valid instrument to measure the attitudes of Turkish university students towards leisure.


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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sports Medicine

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Beyza Merve Akgül This is me

Bülent Gürbüz This is me

Publication Date

January 14, 2011

Submission Date

April 9, 2017

Acceptance Date

November 5, 2010

Published in Issue

Year 2011 Volume: 16 Number: 1

APA
Akgül, B. M., & Gürbüz, B. (2011). LEISURE ATTITUDE SCALE: THE STUDY OF RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY. Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, 16(1), 37-43. https://izlik.org/JA54EN97YM
AMA
1.Akgül BM, Gürbüz B. LEISURE ATTITUDE SCALE: THE STUDY OF RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY. Gazi JPESS. 2011;16(1):37-43. https://izlik.org/JA54EN97YM
Chicago
Akgül, Beyza Merve, and Bülent Gürbüz. 2011. “LEISURE ATTITUDE SCALE: THE STUDY OF RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY”. Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences 16 (1): 37-43. https://izlik.org/JA54EN97YM.
EndNote
Akgül BM, Gürbüz B (January 1, 2011) LEISURE ATTITUDE SCALE: THE STUDY OF RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY. Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences 16 1 37–43.
IEEE
[1]B. M. Akgül and B. Gürbüz, “LEISURE ATTITUDE SCALE: THE STUDY OF RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY”, Gazi JPESS, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 37–43, Jan. 2011, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA54EN97YM
ISNAD
Akgül, Beyza Merve - Gürbüz, Bülent. “LEISURE ATTITUDE SCALE: THE STUDY OF RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY”. Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences 16/1 (January 1, 2011): 37-43. https://izlik.org/JA54EN97YM.
JAMA
1.Akgül BM, Gürbüz B. LEISURE ATTITUDE SCALE: THE STUDY OF RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY. Gazi JPESS. 2011;16:37–43.
MLA
Akgül, Beyza Merve, and Bülent Gürbüz. “LEISURE ATTITUDE SCALE: THE STUDY OF RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY”. Gazi Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, vol. 16, no. 1, Jan. 2011, pp. 37-43, https://izlik.org/JA54EN97YM.
Vancouver
1.Beyza Merve Akgül, Bülent Gürbüz. LEISURE ATTITUDE SCALE: THE STUDY OF RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY. Gazi JPESS [Internet]. 2011 Jan. 1;16(1):37-43. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA54EN97YM

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