Determination of Leisure Time Orientations in University Students, The Relationship Between Leisure Time Boredom Perceptions and Social Network Sites Usage Purposes

Metin ÖZLÜ; Nazlı Deniz ÖZ; Erdal TAŞGIN

doi:https://doi.org/10.15314/tsed.452792

Article Details

Determination of Leisure Time Orientations in University Students, The Relationship Between Leisure Time Boredom Perceptions and Social Network Sites Usage Purposes

Authors:

Metin ÖZLÜ | Nazlı Deniz ÖZ | Erdal TAŞGIN

Publisher:

Selcuk University

Main Topics:

Sociology and anthropology

Journal:

Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise 2018 Vol.20 Issue 2, pp.105-110

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000794745

Frequency:

Tri-annual

eISSN:

2147-5652

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15314/tsed.452792

Abstract:

 


The purpose of this study is to determine the
leisure time preferences of the university students and to examine the
relationship between leisure time perception and usage of social network sitesThe research was conducted in accordance with the
relational screening model. The
study group consists of 230 female (65.7%), 120 male (34.3%), total 350
students studying at Konya Selçuk University. As
a means of data collection in the study that personal information form, activity
preference form and "Social Network Sites Usage Scale" developed by
Karal and Kokoç (2010) and "Leisure Time Boredom Perception Scale" (LTBPS)
developed by Iso-Ahola and Weissinger and adapted to Turkish by Kara et al.
(2014) was used. SPSS
16.0 statistical package program was used to evaluate the data and to find the
calculated values. The
data are summarized by giving percent, mean and standard deviations. Independent group t test was used for binary
cluster comparisons and One Way Variance Analysis (ANOVA) was used for multiple
cluster comparisons due to the data showed normal distribution. Significance level in the study was
taken as (p <0.05).


As a result of the study, in favour of male
participants in the sub-dimension of boredom from LTBPS sub-dimensions
according to gender variable, in favour of male participants in all SNSUPS
sub-dimensions; for 1-3 hours according to the weekly leisure time variable in
the case of two of the LTBPS sub-dimensions, and SNSUPS sub-dimensions for 1-3
hours and 4-6 hours in sub-dimension for identification and recognition; there
was no significant difference in the LTBPS sub-dimension according to the
activity preference variable, but significant results were observed in all SNSUPS
sub-dimension. According
to the relationship test between SNSUPS and LTBPS, low and moderate positive
correlations were found in all sub-dimensions of the two dimensions.


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Article Details

Determination of Leisure Time Orientations in University Students, The Relationship Between Leisure Time Boredom Perceptions and Social Network Sites Usage Purposes

Authors: Metin ÖZLÜ | Nazlı Deniz ÖZ | Erdal TAŞGIN

Publisher: Selcuk University

Main Topics: Sociology and anthropology

Journal: Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise 2018 Vol.20 Issue 2, pp.105-110

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 8/2018

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000794745

Frequency: Tri-annual

eISSN: 2147-5652

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15314/tsed.452792

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Authors:

Metin ÖZLÜ | Nazlı Deniz ÖZ | Erdal TAŞGIN

Publisher:

Selcuk University

Main Topics:

Sociology and anthropology

Journal:

Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise 2018 Vol.20 Issue 2, pp.105-110

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000794745

Frequency:

Tri-annual

eISSN:

2147-5652

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15314/tsed.452792