Abstract
The coronavirus pandemic, named as COVID-19 by the World Health Organization (WHO), has brought new living conditions with it by affecting the whole world. In this process, it was aimed to examine the psychological resilience levels of individuals and their perceived health outcomes in recreation, with the thought that there would be differentiation in the psychological state of individuals and their participation in recreational activities. For this purpose, 516 people (255 women, 261 men) residing in different regions of Turkey participated in the study voluntarily. The research data were collected by the online survey method prepared in the online environment due to the pandemic conditions. In addition to the personal information form, "short psychological resilience scale" and "perceived health outcomes scale in recreation" were used as data collection tools. In data analysis, t-test for independent samples, single-factor ANOVA and Pearson Correlation tests were used. In the findings obtained from the research, it is seen that the mean scores of the psychological resilience levels of the participants differ in a statistically significant way according to the gender variable. In the analysis made according to status of the participants membership to any health/fitness center, there is a statistically significant difference in all sub-scales of the scale of perceived health outcomes in recreation, and in both scales and all sub- scales in the variable of participation in physical activity. However, it is concluded that there is a positive and significant correlation between the psychological resilience levels of the participants and the mean scores of perceived health outcomes in recreation. As a result, it can be stated that individuals who are physically active and exercise regularly during the Covid-19 pandemic process have higher levels of psychological resilience and perceived health outcomes in recreational activities. In this case, it can be said that as the psychological resilience levels of the participants increase, the level of perceived health outcomes from recreation also increases.