Investigation of Participation Constraints on Leisure Time Activities of Students of School of Physical Education and Sports: Case of Istanbul Gelişim University

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the factors that prevent the participation of the students of Istanbul Developmental University School of Physical Education and Sports in their leisure time activities and determine whether they differ according to some demographic variables. For this purpose, 250 students from School of Physical Education and Sports who are trained at Istanbul Gelişim University's departments of Coach Traning, Sports Management, Recreation, and Exercise and Sport Sciences constitute the sample of the study. The data collection tool used in the study consists of 2 parts. In the first part, a personal information form was developed by the researcher to reveal the demographic characteristics of the participants. In the second part, ''Leisure Constraints Scale'' developed by Alexandris and Carroll (1997) and adapted to Turkish by Karaküçük and Gürbüz (2007) was used as data collection tool to determine the participation constraints of students on recreational activities. SPSS 21 packaged software was used to analyze the obtained data. The data were collected and then analyzed by coding with the SPSS 21 packaged software. T-Test and ANOVA Test were used while analyzing the data. As a result of the study, the factors that constrain the leisure time of the students according to gender, age, department, class, and monthly income variables were correlated and factors preventing the participation of the students in the leisure time activities were determined.