DETERMINATION OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' LEISURE TIME TENDENCIES AND FACTORS THAT PREVENT THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES: THE CASE OF SİNOP UNIVERSITY

In this study, it is aimed to determine the leisure tendencies of university students and the factors that prevent them from participating in recreational activities. In this context, it was tried to determine the opinions of the students of Recreation Management, Tourism Guidance and Gastronomy and Culinary Arts Department, who are studying at Sinop University School of Tourism and Hotel Management, through the questionnaire form prepared. Questionnaire technique was used in the data collection process of the research. During the data collection process of the research (1 March-1 April 2023), the number of students who could be reached and continued active education was determined as 557. However, the Kahramanmaraş Earthquake that took place on February 6, 2023 and the accompanying transition to distance education created an obstacle to reaching the entire sample. For all these reasons and the execution of the data collection process via Google Survey, the data mass was limited to 100 students. As a result of the research, the data set obtained from the questionnaires was analyzed in the SPSS 23.0 statistical data program. As a result of the analyzes made; 32% of the participants stated that the activities gave a feeling of fatigue, 45% feel tired, 36% fear of injury, 43% not feeling safe, 34% not being happy with social environments, 41% not knowing the source of learning, 36% of them say that transportation takes time, 41% is intensive working time, 34% of the time they have to spare for their family, 38% of the time they have to allocate for social activities, 41% of the program time is not suitable, 42% do not know where to participate in the recreation activity, 39% do not have anyone to teach them about the recreation activity, 39% did not like the lack of equipment, 37% the facilities were crowded, 45% did not like the services provided, 34% do not have facilities close to home, 29% do not have time for friends, 27% do not like that there is no one to attend together, 29% do not like their friends to participate in activities, 30% did not like such activities in the past, 35% consider it not relevant and 34% not wanting to disrupt their routine program as a significant obstacle to recreational participation. Key Words: University, Leisure, Recreation, Obstacles, Sinop. Jel Code: L80, L83, L89