African Educational Research Journal - Full Length Research Paper - Examination of the concept of "leisure time" in terms of sports science students

Q: What is the study’s main purpose?

The study examines sports science faculty students’ attitudes toward leisure activities based on gender, department, and income variables.

Q: How were participants selected and how many were reached?

The research population included 1330 Trakya University KSBF students, and 931 participants were reached using a random sampling method.

Q: Which statistical methods were used to analyze the data?

Descriptive statistics were produced, normality was checked using kurtosis and skewness, gender was assessed with an independent-samples t-test, and department and income were assessed with one-way ANOVA; effect sizes were calculated for significant results (p<0.05).

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Study examines sports science faculty students’ attitudes toward leisure activities using the Leisure Attitude Scale. Participants include 931 Trakya University KSBF students selected by random sampling from a population of 1330. Scores are analyzed by gender, department, and income variables with SPSS 25.0, including tests of normality via kurtosis and skewness, descriptive statistics, independent-samples t-tests, and one-way ANOVA. Effect sizes are calculated for significant differences (p<0.05).

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African Educational Research Journal Vol. 10(3), pp. 329-334, September 2022 DOI: 10. 30918/AERJ.103.22.052 ISSN: 2354-2160 Full Length Research Paper Examination of the concept of "leisure time" in terms of sports science students Cüneyt Taşkin1* and Tolga Kaan Bahadir2 1Kırkpınar Faculty of Sports Sciences, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey. 2 Faculty of Sport Sciences, Kocaeli University, Turkey. Accepted 9 September, 2022 | ABSTRACT
This study aims to examine the attitudes of sports science faculty students towards leisure activities according to various variables. For this purpose, the Leisure Attitude Scale, which was created by Ragheband Beard in 1982 and translated into Turkish by Akgül and Gürbüz, was used. The population of the research consists of 1330 students studying at Trakya University KSBF. The sample size is calculated as at least 288 by Yazıcıoğlu and Erdoğan at the 95% confidence interval. In our research, a total of 931 students were reached by random sampling method. According to the gender, department and income variables of the sample group, the scores they got from the leisure attitude scale were analyzed using the SPSS 25.0 package program . The data obtained in the study were analyzed and descriptive statistics were obtained. In order to make sense of the normality distribution of the data, kurtosis and skewness measures were examined. T-Test for independent groups, one-way analysis of variance (One-Way ANOVA) for independent groups for “department” and “income” variables was used to examine the “gender” variable, one of the independent variables of the study. The effect sizes of the tests with statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) were calculated. A significant difference was found in all of the participants' gender and department variables and the affective and behavioral sub-dimensions of the income variable (p < 0.05) .
Keywords: Sports science, leisure time, attitude. | | --- | | *Corresponding author. E-mail: [cuneyttaskin@trakya.edu.tr. Tel:](cuneyttaskin@trakya.edu.tr. Tel:) +905077648760. | INTRODUCTION Many factors such as the mechanization of tools, ease of transportation and shortening of working hours have allowed people to have more free time. At the same time, these developments have led to an increase in the interest in leisure time, diversification of leisure activities and an increase in the time allocated to these activities. In today's world, where lives change and gain new dimensions, new problems arise as a natural result of this change. One of these problems is the increase in free time and how to spend free time. Leisure time, according to the definition of the World Leisure and Recreation Association; Creativity is a special area of human life with its benefits leading to pleasurable, contented and personal satisfaction-enhancing entertainment (Yavaş, 2012) . According to Parker, leisure time is defined as "the time when an individual is freed from all obligations or attachments, both for himself and for others, and engaged in an activity of his own volition" . Recreation is defined as activities in which the individual participates in his spare time, without obligation, voluntarily, providing individual satisfaction, and using his own abilities and skills. Recreation activities are a part of school life. Today, every student who spends most of his time in classrooms, laboratories, or work desks needs to participate in recreational activities. University youth's use of their free time and participation in recreational activities are carried out in a semi-organized manner within the scope of the opportunities offered by the schools during their university education. In this context, universities can play a guiding role for their students to make good use of their time outside of their formal education. This study aims to examine the effects of demographic Afr Educ Res J 330 characteristics of students studying in the Department of Phys

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What is the study’s main purpose?

The study examines sports science faculty students’ attitudes toward leisure activities based on gender, department, and income variables.

How were participants selected and how many were reached?

The research population included 1330 Trakya University KSBF students, and 931 participants were reached using a random sampling method.

Which statistical methods were used to analyze the data?

Descriptive statistics were produced, normality was checked using kurtosis and skewness, gender was assessed with an independent-samples t-test, and department and income were assessed with one-way ANOVA; effect sizes were calculated for significant results (p<0.05).

Oct 15, 2026

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