Perceived Social Support from Family, Participation in Recreational Sport Activities, Leisure Negotiation and Life Satisfaction in University Students

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyse the perceived support from family, participation in recreational sport activities, leisure negotiation and life satisfaction in university students. Population of the study consisted of 3625 students from Akdeniz University who were attending elective physical education lectures. Sample of the study was 468 individuals with a mean age of 20.90±2.20. The questionnaire used for data collection consisted of demographic information, information about participation in recreational activities, “Measures of Perceived Social Support From Family“, “Leisure Negotiation Strategies Scale” and “Satisfaction with Life Scale”. In statistical analyses, Mann Whitney-U Test, Spearman Correlation Analysis and Logistic Regression were used. Positive significant correlations were obtained between perceived social support from family, skill acquisition strategies, physical fitness strategies, leisure negotiation strategies total scores and life satisfaction. Meanwhile perceived social support from family did not have any contribution to duration or frequency of participation in recreational sport activities. Recommendations of future research in social support and leisure topics will be a comparison according to gender and including the variables of social support from friends and society