The Relationship Between Recreation Experience Preferences and Happiness Levels of Athletes

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This study aims to examine the relationship between athletes' recreation experience preferences and their happiness levels. The study was designed to determine the different recreation experience preferences of athletes and to evaluate the effect of these preferences on the happiness levels of individuals. The population of our study consists of athletes in Rize province and the sample consists of 220 athletes selected using convenience sampling method. In order to measure the reasons for athletes' participation in recreational activities, the recreation experience preference questionnaire developed by Manfredo et al. and adapted into Turkish by Ayar, Durhan ve Karaküçük (2023). In order to evaluate the level of happiness, the Oxford Happiness Scale Short Form (OHS-S) developed by Hills and Argyle (2002) and adapted into Turkish by Doğan and Çötok (2011) was used. Descriptive statistics, frequency and percentage distributions were used to determine the general characteristics of the data. The normality test was first applied to the data obtained from the scale. Mann-Whitney-U test was applied for two independent groups in pairwise comparisons for non-normally distributed data. Kruskal-Wallis H tests were applied for three or more comparisons. Statistical tests were tested at α=0.05 significance level. Finally, Spearman correlation analysis was performed to determine the relationship between recreation experience preferences and happiness levels. As a result, it was found that there were significant relationships between recreation preferences and happiness levels of athletes in terms of some demographic characteristics. In addition, there is a weakly significant positive relationship between happiness and nature experience, which is one of the sub-dimensions of recreation experience preferences, and a weakly significant positive relationship between happiness and the sub-dimension scores of spending time with family. These findings show that sports and recreation activities can positively affect the mood and happiness levels of individuals.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Athlete
• recreation
• happiness

Sporcuların Rekreasyon Deneyim Tercihleri ile Mutluluk Düzeyleri Arasındaki İlişki

Öz

Bu çalışma, sporcuların rekreasyon deneyim tercihleri ile mutluluk düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırma, sporcuların farklı rekreasyon deneyim tercihlerini belirlemek ve bu tercihlerin bireylerin mutluluk düzeyleri üzerindeki etkisini değerlendirmek için tasarlanmıştır. Çalışmamızın evrenini Rize ilinde bulunan sporcular, örneklemini ise kolayda örneklem yöntemi kullanılarak seçilen (n)=220 sporcu oluşturmaktadır. Sporcuların rekreatif etkinliklere katılım nedenlerini ölçmek amacıyla Manfredo ve arkadaşları tarafından geliştirilen ve Türkçe uyarlaması Ayar, Durhan ve Karaküçük (2023) tarafından yapılan Rekreasyon Deneyim Tercihi Ölçeği ile; mutluluk düzeyini değerlendirebilmek amacıyla Hills ve Argyle (2002) tarafından geliştirilen ve Türkçe uyarlaması Doğan ve Çötok (2011) tarafından yapılan Oxford Mutluluk Ölçeği Kısa Formu-(OMÖ-K) kullanılmıştır. Verilerin genel özelliklerini belirlemede tanımlayıcı istatistik, frekans ve yüzde dağılımlar yapılmıştır. Ölçekten elde edilen verilere öncelikli olarak normallik testi uygulanmıştır. Normal dağılmayan verilere ikili karşılaştırmalarda bağımsız iki grup için Mann-Whitney-U testi, üç ve üzeri karşılaştırmalarda Kruskal-Wallis H testleri uygulanmıştır. İstatistiki testler α=0.05 anlamlılık düzeyinde test edilmiştir. Son olarak ise rekreasyon deneyim tercihleri ile mutluluk düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenmesi için Spearman korelasyon analizi yapılmıştır. Sonuç olarak, sporcuların rekreasyon tercihleri ile mutluluk düzeyleri arasında bazı demografik özellikler bakımından anlamlı ilişkiler olduğu saptanmıştır. Bunun yanında rekreasyon deneyim tercihleri alt boyutlarından olan doğa deneyimi ile mutluluk arasında pozitif yönde zayıf düzeyde anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu, aynı şekilde aile ile zaman geçirme alt boyut puanları ile mutluluk arasında pozitif yönde zayıf düzeyde anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu görülmektedir. Sonuçlar spor ve rekreasyon aktivitelerinin bireylerin ruh halini ve mutluluk düzeylerini olumlu yönde etkileyebileceğini göstermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Sporcu
• rekreasyon
• mutluluk

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