Investigation of the relationship between constraints to participating in leisure activities and life satisfaction in women

Abstract

This research aims to examine women's constraints to participation in physical activity in their leisure and life satisfaction according to some variables and to determine the relationship between them. The study group of the research consisted of 390 female participants aged between 18-65. Participants' physical activity constraints were evaluated with "The Leisure Constraints Questionnaire (LCQ)" and their life satisfaction with "Life Satisfaction Scale (LSS)".

The data analyzed using t-test, ANOVA and Pearson correlation tests showed that the time component a structural constraint was the main factor limiting women's engagement in leisure activities and there was a moderate to strong correlation between LCQ and LSS scores. It has been determined that women who do not participate in physical activity have greater perceived constraints to leisure-time physical activity and have lower life satisfaction.

Our study indicates that the most important structural obstacle in women's leisure is time, and as women's leisure constraints increase, their life satisfaction decreases.