| Summary: | In
this study, it was aimed to investigate the effect of leisure benefit on
leisure satisfaction in extreme sports athletes. In order to determine the
leisure satisfaction level of participants, Leisure Satisfaction Scale
developed by Beard and Ragheb (1980) and adapted to Turkish by Gökçe and Orhan
(2011) was used. Leisure benefit scale developed by Ho (2008) and adapted into
Turkish by Akgül, Ertüzün, and Karaküçük (2018) was used to measure the
perceived benefit from recreational activities. The conventional sampling
method was used for sample selection, and a face-to-face survey method was used
for data collection. Descriptive statistics, Pearson Correlation Analysis, and
Regression Analysis were used in the analysis of obtained data. A total of 202
people (105 male and 97 female) participated in the study voluntarily.
According to the results of the present study, it was determined that there was
a positive significant relationship between Leisure benefit and Leisure satisfaction.
In addition, it was determined that Leisure satisfaction was predicted by the
sub-dimensions of Leisure benefit approximately 84%. This result showed that
providing leisure benefits in extreme sports had a significant effect on
Leisure satisfaction of extreme athletes.
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