LEISURE SATISFACTION IN FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL FANS: A SAMPLE OF AFYONKARAHISAR

The purpose of this study was to examine the leisure satisfaction level of football and basketball fans according to some demographic variables. In total, 330 ( age: 26.90 ± 8.9) people were included in this study of which 171 ( age: 25.68 ± 8.29) were basketball fans and 159 ( age: 28.22 ± 9.63) were football fans. The leisure satisfaction scale formed by Beard and Ragheb (1980) and the Turkish validity and reability study conducted by Karli et. al. Was used as a data collection instrument in this study. The leisure Satisfaction Scale is a 5-point Likert-Scale (1: Almost never true for me, 2: Seldom true for me, 3: Sometimes true for me, 4: Often true for me, 5: Almost always true for me), and is used to evaluate the satisfaction levels of people who participate in leisure activites. As a result, though the analysis did not show any significant relation between leisure satisfaction and educational status or where they grew up, it showed a statistically significant difference in marital status, economic levels and participation in a sport branch.