Exploring Leisure Involvement, Perceived Health, and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from Recreational Physical Activity Participants in Turkey

İsmail Aydın

doi:10.54141/psbd.1611409

Exploring Leisure Involvement, Perceived Health, and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from Recreational Physical Activity Participants in Turkey

Abstract

Leisure grows in importance for many developing countries, such as Turkey, since it affects individuals’ health and satisfaction with life. This study explored the relationships among leisure involvement, perceived health outcomes of recreation (mediating variable), and life satisfaction. The study group consisted of 786 Turkish adults participating regularly in physical activities in Ankara. Structural Equational Modelling (SEM) was used to examine the relationships among variables and test hypothesis models. This analysis resulted in respectively leisure involvement had direct effect on both life satisfaction and perceived health outcomes of recreation. Perceived health outcomes of recreation had a direct effect on life satisfaction. In addition, leisure involvement had an indirect effect on life satisfaction, with a partial mediating effect of perceived health outcomes of recreation. These results suggested that there could also be an increase in Turkish participants’ life satisfaction thanks to the health outcomes that they perceived as a result of leisure involvement.

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Ethical Statement

Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Gazi University Measurement and Evaluation Ethics Sub-Committee, following the decision taken during their meeting held on May 28, 2019 (Decision No. 06).

Thanks

This study was derived from the doctoral dissertation from thesis number 627632 on Council of Higher Education Thesis Centre (YÖKTEZ). I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to my doctoral advisor, Prof. Dr. Zafer ÇİMEN, for their invaluable guidance and unwavering support throughout this research process. I also extend my sincere thanks to my co-advisor, Prof. Dr. Bülent GÜRBÜZ, for their valuable contributions and encouragement during the development of this thesis.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sports and Recreation

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

İsmail Aydın ^*
0000-0002-4373-7200
Türkiye

Publication Date

August 30, 2025

Submission Date

January 1, 2025

Acceptance Date

July 7, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 16 Number: 2

DOI

https://doi.org/10.54141/psbd.1611409

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA29SD98HW

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RIS / Bibtex

APA

Aydın, İ. (2025). Exploring Leisure Involvement, Perceived Health, and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from Recreational Physical Activity Participants in Turkey. Pamukkale Journal of Sport Sciences, 16(2), 271-305. https://doi.org/10.54141/psbd.1611409

AMA

1.Aydın İ. Exploring Leisure Involvement, Perceived Health, and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from Recreational Physical Activity Participants in Turkey. Pamukkale J Sport Sci. 2025;16(2):271-305. doi:10.54141/psbd.1611409

Chicago

Aydın, İsmail. 2025. “Exploring Leisure Involvement, Perceived Health, and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from Recreational Physical Activity Participants in Turkey”. Pamukkale Journal of Sport Sciences 16 (2): 271-305. https://doi.org/10.54141/psbd.1611409.

EndNote

Aydın İ (August 1, 2025) Exploring Leisure Involvement, Perceived Health, and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from Recreational Physical Activity Participants in Turkey. Pamukkale Journal of Sport Sciences 16 2 271–305.

IEEE

[1]İ. Aydın, “Exploring Leisure Involvement, Perceived Health, and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from Recreational Physical Activity Participants in Turkey”, Pamukkale J Sport Sci, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 271–305, Aug. 2025, doi: 10.54141/psbd.1611409.

ISNAD

Aydın, İsmail. “Exploring Leisure Involvement, Perceived Health, and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from Recreational Physical Activity Participants in Turkey”. Pamukkale Journal of Sport Sciences 16/2 (August 1, 2025): 271-305. https://doi.org/10.54141/psbd.1611409.

JAMA

1.Aydın İ. Exploring Leisure Involvement, Perceived Health, and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from Recreational Physical Activity Participants in Turkey. Pamukkale J Sport Sci. 2025;16:271–305.

MLA

Aydın, İsmail. “Exploring Leisure Involvement, Perceived Health, and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from Recreational Physical Activity Participants in Turkey”. Pamukkale Journal of Sport Sciences, vol. 16, no. 2, Aug. 2025, pp. 271-05, doi:10.54141/psbd.1611409.

Vancouver

1.İsmail Aydın. Exploring Leisure Involvement, Perceived Health, and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from Recreational Physical Activity Participants in Turkey. Pamukkale J Sport Sci. 2025 Aug. 1;16(2):271-305. doi:10.54141/psbd.1611409