Perceived Freedom in Leisure Scale-25: Testing the construct validity for university students

Abstract

Leisure behaviour is an important study area of the literature recently. In apprehending leisure behaviour, perceived freedom in leisure is a significant dimension. The aim of the study is to test validity of "Perceived Freedom in Leisure Scale (PFLS)" by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Study group of this descriptive research consists of 228 university students. Reliability was calculated by internal consistency coefficient Cronbach's Alpha. As a result of the CFA, modification indexes were examined and items with high error covariance's were matched (e9-e10, e13-e14, e16-e20). After the modification the results were as follows: χ 2 /df(χ 2 /df=1.56) and other fit indexes: AGFI=0.85, GFI=0.87, NFI=0.95, TLI=0.98, CFI=0.98 and RMSEA=0.050. Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient was found as 0.93. Consequently after the findings, PFLS could be declared to be used in leisure research as a valid and reliable measurement tool with its 25 items and one factor structure.

Reviewıng Attıtudes of Women Towards Leisure Actıvıtıes in Terms of Different Variables

“…Similarly, Akyüz and Türkmen (3) and Tektaş et al (21) stated that women's leisure attitudes were stronger and higher than men. When the literature was (15) emphasized that men were more active and comfortable in recreational choices thanks to such society supported structures as work, family, social responsibilities whereas women's recreational choices and options were more limited due to roles they adopted. Thapa, Confer and Mendelson (22) reported that men participated in more activities in recreational areas than women; which -in other words-means that women were exposed to more restrictions in leisure activities.…”