This study aimed to determine whether university students’ level of satisfaction with leisure activities differs according to some variables. A total of 300 students, 165 male and 135 female, receiving education at Ondokuz Mayıs University voluntarily participated in the study. In the study, a Personal Information Form and the Leisure Satisfaction Scale (LSS) were used as data collection tools. Statistical analysis of the data was performed with independent two groups t-test and Mann Whitney U test; one-way ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis test were used for three groups and more. The satisfaction level of male students was significantly higher than that of female students in the physiological satisfaction subscale. In terms of the age variable, there was a statistically significant difference was in the social and aesthetic satisfaction subscales. According to the sports status, the satisfaction level of the students who did sports was significantly higher than that of the students who did not do sports in the physiological satisfaction subscale. In addition, there was a statistically significant difference in the social and aesthetic subscales in the comparison made according to the grade variable. In both subscales, first-grade students had the lowest satisfaction level. In conclusion, it was determined that the level of satisfaction of students of Ondokuz Mayıs University with leisure activities was moderate in terms of all factors.

Recreational activities, leisure satisfaction, university students