Analysis Of The Factors Which Influence Participation Of University Students In Recreational Activities

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find out recreational tendencies of university students, the factors which prevent them from participating in recreational activities and whether these factors differ according to some variables. 200 students, 96 males and 104 females, studying in three different faculties (faculty of theology, faculty of education and faculty of sport sciences) of Samsun Ondokuz Mayıs University during 2016-2017 Academic Year participated in the study voluntarily. Leisure Constraints Scale was used as data collection tool. SPSS 22.0 was used in the statistical analysis of our data. Factor analysis was conducted on the data obtained, followed by Anova Test, Kruskal Wallis Test, Mann-Whitney-U test and T Test according to the data set. When the results of our study were examined, no statistically significant difference was found between age groups in terms of lack of access and friends, lack of information, lack of time and lack of facility, and between genders in terms of lack of facility, lack of time, individual psychology and lack of information (p>0.05). Statistically significant difference was found between faculties in terms of lack of knowledge and individual psychology, between genders in terms of access and lack of friends (p<0.05). As a conclusion, it can be seen that there are differences between students studying in different faculties in terms of lack of knowledge about recreational activities, problems in finding facilities and individual psychology.