Investigation of Leisure Time Satisfaction of Working University Students in Terms of Various Variables: The Case of Faculty of Sport Sciences
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University, free time, working student, sport scienceAbstract
This study was conducted to examine the effect of working life on leisure time experience by examining the leisure time satisfaction levels of university students studying at the Faculty of Sport Sciences and working at the same time in terms of various demographic variables. The study group of the research consists of 349 volunteer students who are studying in the sports sciences departments of 5 different universities in Istanbul in the 2023-2024 academic year. The study data were collected with the Personal Information Form and the "Leisure Time Satisfaction Scale" developed by Beard and Raghed (1980), adapted into Turkish by Gökçe and Orhan (2011), and validity and reliability were performed. The data obtained were analysed using SPSS 25.0 package programme and the significance level was determined as 0.05. According to the findings obtained as a result of the study, male students in the physical sub-dimension and female students in the aesthetic sub-dimension experience significantly higher leisure time satisfaction (p<0.05). No significant gender-based difference was found in other sub-dimensions. Leisure time satisfaction levels did not show a significant difference between age groups (p>0,05). Part-time students had significantly higher levels of leisure time satisfaction than full-time students in psychological, social, physical and relaxation sub-dimensions (p<0,05).
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