Investigation of the Recreation Benefit Levels and Covid-19 Phobias of Universit

Abstract

It is thought that the Covid-19 process, which has emerged in recent years and has affected the world, has negative effects on people. It can be said that among these negative effects, the recreational benefit levels of individuals are also affected. The aim of this study is to examine the recreational benefit levels and Covid-19 phobias of university students in terms of different variables. The population of the study is comprised of the students of the Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University, and the sample group consists of a total of 538 people (274 women (xāge=22.9±4.7) and 264 men (xāge=21.2±4.5). Data collection tools were the Recreation Benefit Scale (RBS) and Covid-19 Phobia Scale (CP19-S). The data were analysed via descriptive statistical methods, t-Test, One Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), and the Bonferroni Test. It was determined that the scores of the physical benefit, psychological benefit, and social benefit subscales of the recreation benefit scale did not show a statistically significant difference according to the variables of gender and Covid-19 infection, but the scores of the psychological benefit subscale of the recreation benefit scale showed a statistically significant difference according to