Covid-19 in Turkey: Leisure boredom, psychological resilience, physical activity and emotional state

Abstract

This research was conducted in the quarantine process implemented in the CoViD-19 outbreak to examine the relationship between the perception of the boredom of individuals in leisure times and psychological resilience levels, and to describe the leisure activities of individuals, participation in physical activity and emotional state. Accordingly, a total of 2214 voluntary individuals living in Turkey participated with 909 men (41.1%) ( age=33.83±10.73), and 1305 women (58.9%) ( age=32,41±10.02). Within the scope of the study, information about demographic variables, physical activity and emotional state were collected with the form created by the researchers. In the study, "Leisure Boredom Scale" and "Psychological Resilience Scale" were used as the measurement tools. In the study, individuals were asked to write a word expressing their thoughts on the CoViD-19 process for descriptive analyses, and the collected data were visualized with the "MAXQDA" qualitative data analysis program. In addition, the data are presented in charts in the analysis of other variables. In the statistical analysis of the study, descriptive statistics were used, t-test was used to determine the difference between independent groups, Pearson correlation analysis was used to determine the relationships between variables, and simple linear regression analysis was used to determine the strength of the independent variable in predicting the dependent variable. As a result, predominantly negative emotional states were observed in individuals during the quarantine period. However, as the participation in physical activity increases, the level of psychological resilience will increase and the perception of boredom in leisure time will decrease. Besides, it was found that the perception of boredom in leisure time was an important determinant of the level of psychological resilience, and that it explains about 15% of the variance. © 2021, Universidad Pablo de Olavide. All rights reserved.