Physical activity level and leisure time satisfaction in higher vocational school students

Aysun Yağci Şentürk; Elif Okur

doi:10.7197/cmj.vi.746302

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Physical activity level and leisure time satisfaction in higher vocational school students

Abstract

Objective: Today, increasing desk bound activities cause sedentary lifestyle in young adults. Therefore, in the planned study, the relationship between physical activity level and leisure time satisfaction was examined and it was aimed to determine the factors affecting physical activity and leisure time satisfaction.

Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 130 associate degree students. Demographic data form and International Physical Activity Qustionnaire(IPAQ) short form and Leisure Time Satisfaction Scale(LTSS) long form were used in the study. Results were evaluated at 95% confidence interval and p˂0.05 significance level.

Results: 79.2% of the students were female students. It was revealed that 11.54% of the students had low, 45.38% had moderate and 43.08% had high physical activity levels. There was no significant relationship between body mass index and physical activity. Height, body weight and gender were determined as factors affecting physical activity level. Physical activity levels were significantly higher in male students (p <0.05). According to the LTSS, the mean score of the students was 87.97±8.91. Leisure time satisfaction rate was higher in obese students. There was a negative correlation between students' LTSS and IPAQ total scores (r=-0.180, p<0.05).

Conclusions: According to the results of the study, physical activity levels and leisure time satisfaction of higher vocational school students were not high enough. In line with the recommendations of the World Health Organization, taking steps to increase physical activity and active leisure time activities in young adults is important for a healthy life.

Keywords

Önlisans öğrencilerinde fiziksel aktivite düzeyi ve serbest zaman memnuniyeti

Öz

Amaç: Günümüzde masa başı faaliyetlerin artması genç yetişkinlerde hareketsiz yaşam tarzına neden olmaktadır. Bu nedenle planlanan çalışmada fiziksel aktivite düzeyi ile serbest zaman memnuniyeti arasındaki ilişki incelenmiş ve fiziksel aktivite ile serbest zaman memnuniyeti üzerinde etkili olan faktörlerin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır.

Yöntem: Kesitsel tipte yapılan araştırma 130 önlisans öğrencisi üzerinde gerçekleştirildi. Araştırma kapsamında verilerin elde edilmesinde sosyodemografik veri formu ve Uluslararası Fiziksel Aktivite Ölçeği kısa formu ile Serbest Zaman Tatmin Ölçeği uzun formu kullanıldı. Sonuçlar %95 güven aralığında ve p˂0,05 anlamlılık düzeyinde değerlendirildi.

Bulgular: Araştırma örneklemini oluşturan öğrencilerin %79,2’sini kadın öğrenciler oluşturdu. Öğrencilerin %11,54’ünün düşük, %45,38’inin orta ve %43,08’inin yüksek fiziksel aktivite düzeyine sahip olduğu ortaya kondu. Vücut kitle indeksi ile fiziksel aktivite arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunamadı(p>0,05). Boy uzunluğu, vücut ağırlığı ve cinsiyet fiziksel aktivite düzeyini etkileyen faktörler olarak belirlendi. Erkek öğrencilerde fiziksel aktivite düzeyinin anlamlı derecede yüksek olduğu saptandı(p<0,05). Serbest Zaman Tatmin Ölçeği’ne göre öğrencilerin ortalama puanı 87,97±8,91 olarak elde edildi. Obez öğrencilerde serbest zaman memnuniyet oranı daha yüksek bulundu. Öğrencilerin Serbest Zaman Tatmin Ölçeği ve Uluslararası Fiziksel Aktivite Ölçeği toplam puanları arasında negatif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki saptandı(r=-0,180, p<0,05).

Sonuç: Araştırmanın sonucuna göre meslek yüksekokulu öğrencilerinin fiziksel aktivite düzeyleri ve serbest zaman memnuniyetleri yeterince yüksek değildi. Dünya Sağlık Örgütü’nün tavsiyeleri doğrultusunda genç yetişkinlerde fiziksel aktiviteyi ve aktif serbest zaman aktivitelerini artırmaya yönelik adımların atılması, sağlıklı bir yaşam için önem arz etmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Egzersiz, boş zaman aktiviteleri, öğrenciler, rekreasyon, sağlıklı yaşam tarzı, sporlar

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Aysun Yağci Şentürk ^*
0000-0002-4802-3063
Türkiye

Elif Okur
0000-0003-2608-8584
Türkiye

Publication Date

July 21, 2020

Submission Date

June 1, 2020

Acceptance Date

July 6, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 42 Number: 2

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7197/cmj.vi.746302

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA36GH94GG

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RIS / Bibtex

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1.Yağci Şentürk A, Okur E. Physical activity level and leisure time satisfaction in higher vocational school students. CMJ. 2020;42(2):170-178. doi:10.7197/cmj.vi.746302