Examining the Relationship between Cognitive Flexibility and Leisure Boredom in Students

• Published in: CBÜ Beden Eğitimi & Spor Bilimleri Dergisi 2023-06, Vol.18 (1), p.111-123
• Main Authors: Bedir, Fatih, Önal, Levent, Mızrak, Orcan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 2149-1046; 2149-1046
• DOI: 10.33459/cbubesbd.1195039

Cognitive flexibility studies are being handled and studied in a multidisciplinary manner day by day. In this study, cognitive flexibility levels and leisure boredom perceptions of university students who do sports were examined. The "leisure boredom scale" adapted to Turkish by Kara, Gürbüz and Öncü (2014) and the "Cognitive Flexibility Scale" adapted to Turkish by Altunkol (2011) were used as data collection tools. The universe of the study consists of the students of Atatürk University Faculty of Sports Sciences. Sample; it consists of 188 people, 100 men and 88 women, using simple random sampling technique. As a result of the normality tests, it was determined that the data (Skewness -1.5 and Kurtosis +1.1) showed a homogeneous distribution in the value ranges. Our findings show that students who are interested in team activities have more leisure time satisfaction than those who are interested in individual activities (p=.000). The increase in the rate of engaging in leisure time activities indicates that the scores of the students regarding the perception of leisure boredom decline. It is supported by our findings that high cognitive flexibility is also associated with leisure satisfaction (r=,514).