A Study on the Relationship between Recreation Benefit Perception and Frequency of Participation in Recreation Activities

Abstract

The objective of this study is to investigate university students' perceptions of the benefits of recreational activities and their frequency of participation in such activities and to explain a relationship between these two variables. A quantitative research method was employed in this study, with a preference for utilizing a questionnaire as the data collection technique. The participants in the study were undergraduate students from Harran University Osmanbey Campus. A survey was conducted with 683 participants. The study revealed significant differences in the frequency of participants' engagement in activities based on their demographic characteristics, including participants' gender, age, school of higher education or faculty, grade level, weighted grade point averages, monthly income, hometown region, permanent residence environment and place of residence. The study also demonstrated significant differences in the benefit perceived by the participants from recreation activities based on their demographic characteristics, including participants' age, school of higher education or faculty, grade level, monthly income, hometown region and place of residence. Additionally, the study found a significant positive relationship between the frequency of participation in recreational activities and all sub-dimensions of the perceived benefits of such activities.