Investigation of the relationship of happiness, leisure attitudes and life satisfaction levels of individuals who join recreative dancing activities

This study aims at revealing the relationship happiness, leisure attitudes and life satisfaction leves of people who join recreative dancing activities. It consists oi 302 individuals who join dancing activities recreatively in Ankara. As a data collection tool, “Yaşam Tatmini Ölçeği (Satisfaction with Life Scale-SWLS)” which was created by Diener, Emmons, Larsen and Griffin (1985) and whose validity and reliability and adaptation into Turkish were made by Durak, Durak and Gençöz (2010); “Boş Zaman Tutum Ölçeği (Leisure Scale)” which was created by Ragheb and Beard in 1982 and was adapted into Turkish by Akgül and Gürbüz; “Oxford Mutluluk Ölçeği (Oxford Happiness Scale)” which was created by Hills&Argyle (2002) were used. Descriptive statistics, T-Test and One-Way Analysis of Variables (ANOVA) were used in data analysis. When all the results are considered, it can be seen that the happiness level of people joining dancing activities is high and their leisure attitudes are positive and their life satisfaction level is medium-level. And, it can also be seen that the happiness level increases with the age and perceived income level, behavioral sub-dimensions of leisure attitudes will get positive and life satisfaction will increases with perceived income level. The more positive level individuals’ who join dancing activities have, the more their happiness level will increase in a direct proportion.