Does Recreational Activities Stimulate Life Satisfaction and Academic Achievement? Cover Image

Rekreasyon Aktiviteleri Hayat Memnuniyeti ve Akademik Başarıyı Arttırıyor Mu?
Does Recreational Activities Stimulate Life Satisfaction and Academic Achievement?

Author(s): Yakup Kemal Özekici, Taner Dağlioğlu, Metin Sürme
Subject(s): Education, Sports Studies, Tourism
Published by: Gazi Üniversitesi- Turizm Fakültesi
Keywords: Academic Achievement; Academic Sufficiency; Life Satisfaction; Recreational Activities; Participation Level of Recreational Activities;

Summary/Abstract: The main aim of this study is to provide knowledge and predict the role of both recreational activity participation level and life satisfaction on the academic sufficiency level. To fulfill this aim, a quantitative approach based on questionnaire form as a data acquisition method was adopted, and consecutive regression analyzes were performed to scrutinize three hypotheses derived from the extant literature. As a result of the analyses performed on the data gained from 303 undergraduate students from three different fields (tourism, engineering, and sport sciences), it was concluded that life satisfaction, as well as recreational activity participation level, have a significant and positive effect on academic sufficiency. Also, the recreational activity participation level was seen to have a significant positive impact on academic sufficiency. Theoretical and managerial implications for the various segments of relevant sectors were discussed in the conclusion.

  • Issue Year: 4/2020
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 2031-2054
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Turkish