The Relationship between Leisure Satisfaction and Mental Wellness of Individuals Member of Sports Centers

Abstract

The study aims to examine the relationship between leisure satisfaction and the mental well-being of individuals who are members of sports centers. In this context, the study sample consists of 499 members, of which 333 men (66.7%) and 166 women (33.7%) receive regular service from the sports center located in the city center of Niğde. As a data collection tool in the study, “Leisure Satisfaction Scale”; “Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale”; Finally, the "Demographic Information Form" was used. In the analysis of the data, normality analyzes were made, and non-parametric analyzes were applied. Spearman Correlation analyzes were applied to determine the relationship between the scales and the Mann Whitney U and Kruskal Walls H test as statistical analysis.
According to the analysis results, Significant differences were found between the scores of the BASS scales according to “Gender” and
“Marital Status.” When the relationship between the scales was examined, it was determined that there was a highly significant positive correlation between the "Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale" and the scale scores of the "SCI.” As a result, it was found that the relationship between leisure satisfaction and mental well-being differs according to the various demographic characteristics of the participants.