Relationship Between Perceived Importance and Flow Experience in Recreational Sports Activities: The Case of the International Arhavi Culture and Arts Festival

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 6 Sayı: 2, 13 - 28

Fatih Mehmet Parlar , İsmail Hakkı Tasalan

https://doi.org/10.52272/srad.1547493

Öz

This study examined the correlation between perceived importance and the recreational flow experience within the framework of recreational sport organizations. The research is structured as a quantitative study. The data collection instrument comprised three sections: a Personal Information Form developed by the research team, the Perceived Importance Scale with three subscales developed by Buning and Gibson (2016) and adapted to Turkish culture by Aslan and Doğu (2020) and the unidimensional Recreational Flow Experience Scale developed by Ayhan et al. (2020). Data were collected from 149 athletes who participated in competitions (football, street basketball, beach volleyball, and tennis) organized as part of the 50th International Arhavi Culture and Arts Festival in 2024. The research data were gathered through a face-to-face survey administered under observation. Non-parametric tests, specifically the Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Spearman correlation test, were utilized for data analysis using SPSS 26 software. The findings revealed no statistically significant differences in perceived importance levels among participants in festival sports activities based on gender, age, education level, number of festival participations, frequency of participation in recreational sports activities, city of participation, and sport discipline. Regarding recreational flow experience, no significant differences were observed between groups based on gender, age, number of participations, frequency of participation in recreational sports activities, city of involvement, and sport discipline. However, a statistically significant difference was found (p>0.05) for the education level variable, favoring participants with a high school education or lower. A moderate (0.445), positive, and statistically significant correlation (p<0.001) was identified between the perceived importance scale and the recreational flow experience scale. These findings indicate that sport event organizers may be able to provide participants with a higher recreational flow experience by increasing participants' perceived importance of the events.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Perceived Importance, Recreational Flow Experience, Sport, Local Government, Festival

Etik Beyan

Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Karabük University Social and Human Sciences Ethics Committee

Rekreatif Spor Organizasyonlarında Algılanan Önem ile Rekreasyonel Akış Deneyimi Arasındaki İlişki: Uluslararası Arhavi Kültür ve Sanat Festivali Örneği

Öz

Bu çalışmada, rekreasyonel spor organizasyonlarında algılanan önem ile rekreasyonel akış deneyimi arasındaki ilişki incelenmiştir. Araştırma nicel model ile tasarlanmıştır. Veri toplama aracı toplamda üç bölümden oluşmaktadır. Bunlar; araştırma ekibinin oluşturduğu Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Buning and Gibson (2016)’ın geliştirdiği, Arslan and Doğu (2020) tarafından Türk kültürüne uyarlanan üç alt boyutu bulunan Algılanan Önem Ölçeği ve Ayhan et al. (2020) tarafından geliştirilen tek boyutlu Rekreasyonel Akış Deneyimi Ölçeği’dir. Araştırma verileri, 2024 yılında 50.'si düzenlenen Uluslararası Arhavi Kültür ve Sanat Festivali kapsamında gerçekleştirilen yarışmalara (Futbol, sokak basketbolu, plaj voleybolu ve tenis) katılım gösteren sporculardan (n=149) yüz yüze gözlem altında anket tekniği ile elde edilmiştir. Toplanan verilerin analizinde, SPSS 26 istatistik programı marifetiyle, non-parametrik testlerden olan Mann Whitney U, Kruskal Wallis ve Spearman korelasyon testleri kullanılmıştır. Analizler neticesinde; festival spor etkinliklerine katılım gösterenlerin algıladıkları önem düzeylerinin; cinsiyet, yaş, eğitim düzeyi, festivale katılım sayısı, rekreasyonel spor etkinliklerine katılım sıklığı, katılımın gerçekleştiği şehir ve branş değişkenleri açısından gruplar arasında anlamlı düzeyde farklılık göstermediği tespit edilmiştir. Rekreasyonel akış deneyimi açısından; cinsiyet, yaş, katılım sayısı, rekreasyonel spor faaliyetlerine katılım sıklığı, katılım sağlanan şehir ve branş açısından gruplar arasında anlamlı düzeyde fark bulunmazken, eğitim düzeyi değişkeni için ise lise ve altı eğitim düzeyine sahip katılımcılar lehine gruplar arasında anlamlı düzeyde (p<0.05) fark bulunmaktadır. Algılanan önem ölçeği ve alt boyutları ile rekreasyonel akış deneyimi ölçeği puanları arasında istatistiki açıdan anlamlı olarak (p<0.001) orta düzeyde (0.445) pozitif yönlü korelasyon bulunmuştur. Bu bulgular, spor etkinliği organizatörlerinin, katılımcıların etkinliklere ilişkin algıladıkları önem düzeyini artırarak, onlara daha yüksek bir rekreasyonel akış deneyimi sağlayabileceklerini göstermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Algılanan Önem, Rekreasyonel Akış Deneyimi, Spor, Yerel Yönetim, Festival

Etik Beyan

Araştırmanın etik uygunluğuna ilişkin Karabük Üniversitesi Sosyal ve Beşerî Bilimler Etik Kurulu'ndan onay alınmıştır.

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