Exploring Leisure Involvement, Perceived Health, and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from Recreational Physical Activity Participants in Turkey

İsmail Aydın

Makale detayları

Exploring Leisure Involvement, Perceived Health, and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from Recreational Physical Activity Participants in Turkey

Yazarlar:

İsmail Aydın

Yayıncı:

Pamukkale University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sports and Recreation

Dergi:

Pamukkale Journal of Sport Sciences Vol.16 Issue 2, pp.271-305

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001357494

pISSN:

1309-0356

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 Leisure grows in importance for many developing countries, such as Turkey, since it affects individuals health and satisfaction with life. This study explored the relationships among leisure involvement, perceived health outcomes of recreation mediating variable, and life satisfaction. The study group consisted of 786 Turkish adults participating regularly in physical activities in Ankara. Structural Equational Modelling SEM was used to examine the relationships among variables and test hypothesis models. This analysis resulted in respectively leisure involvement had direct effect on both life satisfaction and perceived health outcomes of recreation. Perceived health outcomes of recreation had a direct effect on life satisfaction. In addition, leisure involvement had an indirect effect on life satisfaction, with a partial mediating effect of perceived health outcomes of recreation. These results suggested that there could also be an increase in Turkish participants life satisfaction thanks to the health outcomes that they perceived as a result of leisure involvement.

 Leisure grows in importance for many developing countries, such as Turkey, since it affects individuals health and satisfaction with life. This study explored the relationships among leisure involvement, perceived health outcomes of recreation mediating variable, and life satisfaction. The study group consisted of 786 Turkish adults participating regularly in physical activities in Ankara. Structural Equational Modelling SEM was used to examine the relationships among variables and test hypothesis models. This analysis resulted in respectively leisure involvement had direct effect on both life satisfaction and perceived health outcomes of recreation. Perceived health outcomes of recreation had a direct effect on life satisfaction. In addition, leisure involvement had an indirect effect on life satisfaction, with a partial mediating effect of perceived health outcomes of recreation. These results suggested that there could also be an increase in Turkish participants life satisfaction thanks to the health outcomes that they perceived as a result of leisure involvement.

 Leisure grows in importance for many developing countries, such as Turkey, since it affects individuals health and satisfaction with life. This study explored the relationships among leisure involvement, perceived health outcomes of recreation mediating variable, and life satisfaction. The study group consisted of 786 Turkish adults participating regularly in physical activities in Ankara. Structural Equational Modelling SEM was used to examine the relationships among variables and test hypothesis models. This analysis resulted in respectively leisure involvement had direct effect on both life satisfaction and perceived health outcomes of recreation. Perceived health outcomes of recreation had a direct effect on life satisfaction. In addition, leisure involvement had an indirect effect on life satisfaction, with a partial mediating effect of perceived health outcomes of recreation. These results suggested that there could also be an increase in Turkish participants life satisfaction thanks to the health outcomes that they perceived as a result of leisure involvement.

 Leisure grows in importance for many developing countries, such as Turkey, since it affects individuals health and satisfaction with life. This study explored the relationships among leisure involvement, perceived health outcomes of recreation mediating variable, and life satisfaction. The study group consisted of 786 Turkish adults participating regularly in physical activities in Ankara. Structural Equational Modelling SEM was used to examine the relationships among variables and test hypothesis models. This analysis resulted in respectively leisure involvement had direct effect on both life satisfaction and perceived health outcomes of recreation. Perceived health outcomes of recreation had a direct effect on life satisfaction. In addition, leisure involvement had an indirect effect on life satisfaction, with a partial mediating effect of perceived health outcomes of recreation. These results suggested that there could also be an increase in Turkish participants life satisfaction thanks to the health outcomes that they perceived as a result of leisure involvement.

Makale detayları

Exploring Leisure Involvement, Perceived Health, and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from Recreational Physical Activity Participants in Turkey

Yazarlar:

İsmail Aydın

Yayıncı:

Pamukkale University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sports and Recreation

Dergi:

Pamukkale Journal of Sport Sciences Vol.16 Issue 2, pp.271-305

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001357494

pISSN:

1309-0356

Involvement

Leisure

Life satisfaction

Perceived health

Physical activity

Sayı

Makale detayları

Exploring Leisure Involvement, Perceived Health, and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from Recreational Physical Activity Participants in Turkey

Yazarlar: İsmail Aydın

Yayıncı: Pamukkale University

Ana Başlıklar: Sports and Recreation

Dergi: Pamukkale Journal of Sport Sciences Vol.16 Issue 2, pp.271-305

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 8/2025

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001357494

pISSN: 1309-0356

Involvement

Leisure

Life satisfaction

Perceived health

Physical activity

Sayı

Yazarlar:

İsmail Aydın

Yayıncı:

Pamukkale University

Ana Başlıklar:

Sports and Recreation

Dergi:

Pamukkale Journal of Sport Sciences Vol.16 Issue 2, pp.271-305

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

8/2025

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001357494

pISSN:

1309-0356