Abstract
The purpose of this study to adapt to Turkish version by applying validity and reliability test of Leisure Constraint Questionnaire (LCQ) developed by Alexander and Carroll (1997). 214 (62.4%) men and 129 (37.6%) women, total of 343 people was participated to the study working as public officers in Iğdır. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA), Reliability Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was applied to Turkish version of the scale after translated to Turkish. When the EFA results are examined Anti Imaj Correlation (AIC) cross correlation coefficients of all items greater than 0.5 and It has been decided to use all items in the analysis. After Principal Component Analaysis (PCA), there are 7 factors with eigenvalue greater than 1 and the contribution of these factors to the total variance is 56.806% were determined. The factors belonging to the items were determined by Rotated Component Matrix (VARIMAX). The tests of Cronbach’s Alpha (CA), Spearman-Brown Correlation (SBC) and Guttman Split Half Correlation (GSHC) were performed for reliability of the scale. The value of CA: 0.876, SBC: 0.754 and GSHC: 0.754 were found for the all items. Comparative Fit Index (CFI), Goodness-of-fit index (GFI) and he Normed Fit Index (NFI) were used for the CFA. As a result of CFA analysis; the value of CFI: 0.94, GFI: 0.96 and NFI: 0.93 were found. It has been concluded that the scale of adaptation to Turkish is valid and reliable and also it was composed of 7 factors and 29 items like original scale.
Highlights
There is no universal definition of leisure time; leisure time is typically described as free time as a time period for activities to get pleasure (Kindal et al, 2010)
In order to contribute to the current literature, the aim of this study was to evaluate the Turkish validity and reliability of the “Leisure Constraints Scale” which was developed by Alexandris and Carroll (1997) and used in many studies
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Summary
There is no universal definition of leisure time; leisure time is typically described as free time as a time period for activities to get pleasure (Kindal et al, 2010). Leisure time; the various activities that we want, or suggested to us, are defined as the time we perform in accordance with our wishes and in return for a financial gain (Sındık & Puljic, 2010). The free time includes the non working time period (İlhan & Balcı, 2006). It is necessary to talk about a free time outside of the work that is performed or routine. In order to eliminate the complexity of the definition; food, sleep and sexual needs, such as physiological, family and business life, except for the occupational activities, depending on the individual’s preference alone or as a group can be defined as the time devoted to activities performed freely (Aslantürk & Amman, 2009)
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