TitleInvestigation of The Relationship Between Participation in Recreational Activities and Sensation Seeking Among University Students |
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AuthorsAssist. Prof. Dr. Yalcin Tukel, Necmettin Erbakan University, Faculty of Tourism Department of Recreation Management Konya/turkey, Turkey |
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AbstractThe aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between the quality and quantity of university students’ participation in recreational activities and sensation seeking. The study was conducted among 478 university students through a causal-comparative research design. The participants were obtained through convenience sampling method whichis one of the techniques of probability sampling. The study employed the Questionnaire for Participation in Recreational Activities, Leisure Satisfaction Scale and Sensation Seeking Scales to collect data for this research. In the analysis of the data, along with descriptive statistics, Independent Samples t-Test and ANOVA were used. To determine the relationship between leisure satisfaction and sensation seeking, Pearson Correlation test and to determine the impact, Regression analysis was used.The findings revealed no significant difference between leisure satisfaction and sensation seeking among university students in terms of gender and year of study. Another finding showed that, while there was a significant difference between participation in active sports, social, artistic and cultural activities and leisure satisfaction, no significant difference was found for sensation seeking. Finally, students’ sensation seeking significantly affected their leisure satisfaction. |
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Keywordsuniversity students, recreational activities, sensation seeking, gender |
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CitationTukel, Y. (2020). Investigation of The Relationship Between Participation in Recreational Activities and Sensation Seeking Among University Students. In R. Thripp & I. Sahin (Eds.), Proceedings of iHSES 2020--International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences (pp. 11-15). Monument, CO, USA: ISTES Organization. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from www.2020.ihses.net/proceedings/11/. |
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