Examining the Relationship between Leisure Attitude and Life Satisfaction Levels of University Students

Year 2020, Volume: 8 Issue: 3, 154 - 166, 21.11.2020

Betül Ayhan Bilge Özel

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between leisure attitudes and life satisfaction levels of university students in terms of certain demographic variables. The population of the study consists of 16120 students enrolled at Bartin University during the academic year 2018-2019. The sample consists of 261 (149 women and 112 men) students studying at various departments at Bartin University. The data collection tools included the “Personal Information Form” developed by researchers, the “Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) developed by Diener, Emmons, Larsen and Griffin (1985) and adapted to Turkish by Köker (1991) and the "Leisure Attitude Scale (LAS)" developed by Ragheb and Beard (1982) and adapted to Turkish by Akgül and Gürbüz (2011). Frequency, percentage, descriptive statistics, t-Test, ANOVA and Pearson correlation tests were used in the analysis of the data. According to the results of the t-Test of the gender variable, there was no significant difference between the LAS sub-dimensions and SWLS (p>0,05). The correlation analysis for the age variable showed no significant relationship in the sub-dimensions of LAS, while a positive and low-level relationship was found with SWLS (p<0,05). As a result, leisure activities of university students vary and variables such as gender, age, income level and daily leisure time are important factors. However, the participation of university students in city and on-campus activities contributes to the leisure attitude level. Therefore, the participation of university students in activities and the diversity of leisure activities will improve the level of attitude and increase satisfaction with life.

Keywords

University students, leisure attitude, life satisfaction

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