Determining the Leisure Satisfaction Levels of Individuals Having Hot Air Balloon Ride as an Adventurous Recreational Activity
Abstract
Hot-air balloon is a recreative means which can attract the attention of
each individual both in terms of the view and the desire for travelling and
shall enable them to have an unforgettable adventure. The aim of the study is
to determine the post-ride activity satisfaction levels of the native and
foreign individuals who make a hot-air balloon ride. Within the scope of the
study; firstly definitions were made about recreation and adventure recreation
and later information about leisure satisfaction was included. Both original
and the Turkish version of the Leisure Satisfaction Scale, developed by Beard
and Ragheb (1980), were used as a data collection tool. The scale was applied
to 407 Turkish and foreign individuals who make a hot-air balloon ride and are
active in the Cappadocia Region. In the analysis of the data; independent T
test was done in order to determine the significance of gender and nationality
on dimensions and Anova Test was done in order to determine the effect of age
factor on dimensions. As a result of the study; it was seen that there was a
difference on physical sub-dimension of the gender variable. It was determined
that there was a significant difference between responses that gender variable individuals participating in
the study gave related to social dimension. It was determined that there was
not any significant difference between dimensions in the age and nationality
variable.
Keywords
: Leisure,Recreative activity,Adventure recreation,Hot air balloon
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