Towards Digital Leisure Time: University Students’ Tendency

Uğur İnce; Fatih Harun Turhan; Berkay Karagöz; Velittin Balcı

doi:10.56639/jsar.1686595

Towards Digital Leisure Time: University Students’ Tendency

Abstract

It is anticipated that the factors shaping individuals' digital leisure activities may vary in the context of gender, age, academic achievement, and religious belief variables. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine how university students' digital leisure activities differ according to these variables. Designed as a quantitative study, the research employs a relational screening method. The sample of the study consists of 502 students enrolled in various departments at Karabük University. As data collection tools, a personal information form and the "Digital Leisure Time Tendency Scale" were utilized. The analysis revealed that participants' digital leisure activities showed significant differences based on gender, age, and academic achievement variables. It was found that males scored higher in application usage, and as age and academic achievement increased, significant differences emerged in the communication, social interaction, and psychological tendency dimensions of digital leisure activities. However, it was observed that the belief variable did not have a significant effect on digital leisure tendencies. In conclusion, it can be stated that digital leisure activities are related to individuals' demographic characteristics, whereas religious belief is not a determining factor in these activities. This study is considered to contribute to the literature for future researchers.

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English

Subjects

Sports and Recreation

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Research Article

Authors

Uğur İnce
0000-0002-0997-902X
Türkiye

Fatih Harun Turhan ^*
0000-0001-5644-6157
Türkiye

Berkay Karagöz
0009-0007-0743-1179
Türkiye

Velittin Balcı
0000-0003-3145-9618
Türkiye

Publication Date

September 30, 2025

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May 12, 2025

Acceptance Date

August 7, 2025

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Year 2025 Volume: 7 Number: 3

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İnce, U., Turhan, F. H., Karagöz, B., & Balcı, V. (2025). Towards Digital Leisure Time: University Students’ Tendency. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation, 7(3), 384-393. https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1686595

AMA

1.İnce U, Turhan FH, Karagöz B, Balcı V. Towards Digital Leisure Time: University Students’ Tendency. JSAR. 2025;7(3):384-393. doi:10.56639/jsar.1686595

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İnce, Uğur, Fatih Harun Turhan, Berkay Karagöz, and Velittin Balcı. 2025. “Towards Digital Leisure Time: University Students’ Tendency”. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation 7 (3): 384-93. https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1686595.

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İnce U, Turhan FH, Karagöz B, Balcı V (September 1, 2025) Towards Digital Leisure Time: University Students’ Tendency. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation 7 3 384–393.

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[1]U. İnce, F. H. Turhan, B. Karagöz, and V. Balcı, “Towards Digital Leisure Time: University Students’ Tendency”, JSAR, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 384–393, Sept. 2025, doi: 10.56639/jsar.1686595.

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İnce, Uğur - Turhan, Fatih Harun - Karagöz, Berkay - Balcı, Velittin. “Towards Digital Leisure Time: University Students’ Tendency”. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation 7/3 (September 1, 2025): 384-393. https://doi.org/10.56639/jsar.1686595.

JAMA

1.İnce U, Turhan FH, Karagöz B, Balcı V. Towards Digital Leisure Time: University Students’ Tendency. JSAR. 2025;7:384–393.

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İnce, Uğur, et al. “Towards Digital Leisure Time: University Students’ Tendency”. Journal of Sport for All and Recreation, vol. 7, no. 3, Sept. 2025, pp. 384-93, doi:10.56639/jsar.1686595.

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1.Uğur İnce, Fatih Harun Turhan, Berkay Karagöz, Velittin Balcı. Towards Digital Leisure Time: University Students’ Tendency. JSAR. 2025 Sep. 1;7(3):384-93. doi:10.56639/jsar.1686595