Research Article

Investigation of Leisure Time Motivation of Academic and Administrative Staff Who do and do not participate in Sports Recreation Activities in Sports Facilities of the University

Volume: 5 Number: 1 December 30, 2021
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Investigation of Leisure Time Motivation of Academic and Administrative Staff Who do and do not participate in Sports Recreation Activities in Sports Facilities of the University

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the leisure motivations of academic and administrative staff which have certain education level and regular income, and does or does not participate in sportive recreation activities in sports facilities owned by universities. The universe of the study consists of academic and administrative staff working at Recep Tayyip Erdogan University in Rize. The sample group of the study consists of 318 randomly sampled and willingly participated personnel (Xage=34.27 ± 5.84), 176 academic and 142 administrative personnel of Rize Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University. Personal information form and Leisure Motivation Scale were used as data collection tools. Descriptive statistics, frequency and percentage distributions were made to determine the general characteristics of the data. Mann Whitney U test was used for pair comparisons and Kruskal Wallis-H test was used for group comparisons of 3 and above. Pairwise Comparisons were used to determine whether there was any significant difference between the groups following the Kruskal-Wallis-H test. According to the results of the analysis, no significant difference was found in the leisure motivation of the participants in terms of gender and total working years in civil service however significant differences were found in terms of marital status, job status, income, level of knowledge about sportive recreation field, utilization of sportive recreation areas, leisure time evaluation levels and weekly leisure time periods variables.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sports Medicine

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 30, 2021

Submission Date

September 21, 2021

Acceptance Date

November 17, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 5 Number: 1

APA
Telci, İ., & Işık, U. (2021). Investigation of Leisure Time Motivation of Academic and Administrative Staff Who do and do not participate in Sports Recreation Activities in Sports Facilities of the University. International Journal of Recreation and Sports Science, 5(1), 51-62. https://doi.org/10.46463/ijrss.998601
AMA
1.Telci İ, Işık U. Investigation of Leisure Time Motivation of Academic and Administrative Staff Who do and do not participate in Sports Recreation Activities in Sports Facilities of the University. INTJORASS. 2021;5(1):51-62. doi:10.46463/ijrss.998601
Chicago
Telci, İbrahim, and Utku Işık. 2021. “Investigation of Leisure Time Motivation of Academic and Administrative Staff Who Do and Do Not Participate in Sports Recreation Activities in Sports Facilities of the University”. International Journal of Recreation and Sports Science 5 (1): 51-62. https://doi.org/10.46463/ijrss.998601.
EndNote
Telci İ, Işık U (December 1, 2021) Investigation of Leisure Time Motivation of Academic and Administrative Staff Who do and do not participate in Sports Recreation Activities in Sports Facilities of the University. International Journal of Recreation and Sports Science 5 1 51–62.
IEEE
[1]İ. Telci and U. Işık, “Investigation of Leisure Time Motivation of Academic and Administrative Staff Who do and do not participate in Sports Recreation Activities in Sports Facilities of the University”, INTJORASS, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 51–62, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.46463/ijrss.998601.
ISNAD
Telci, İbrahim - Işık, Utku. “Investigation of Leisure Time Motivation of Academic and Administrative Staff Who Do and Do Not Participate in Sports Recreation Activities in Sports Facilities of the University”. International Journal of Recreation and Sports Science 5/1 (December 1, 2021): 51-62. https://doi.org/10.46463/ijrss.998601.
JAMA
1.Telci İ, Işık U. Investigation of Leisure Time Motivation of Academic and Administrative Staff Who do and do not participate in Sports Recreation Activities in Sports Facilities of the University. INTJORASS. 2021;5:51–62.
MLA
Telci, İbrahim, and Utku Işık. “Investigation of Leisure Time Motivation of Academic and Administrative Staff Who Do and Do Not Participate in Sports Recreation Activities in Sports Facilities of the University”. International Journal of Recreation and Sports Science, vol. 5, no. 1, Dec. 2021, pp. 51-62, doi:10.46463/ijrss.998601.
Vancouver
1.İbrahim Telci, Utku Işık. Investigation of Leisure Time Motivation of Academic and Administrative Staff Who do and do not participate in Sports Recreation Activities in Sports Facilities of the University. INTJORASS. 2021 Dec. 1;5(1):51-62. doi:10.46463/ijrss.998601