EXPECTATIONS AND SATISFACTION LEVELS OF WOMEN WHO ARE ATTENDING SPORT CENTERS ACCORDING TO AGE, ILLNESS, AND MARITAL STATUS

Authors

  • Yusuf Aykal Gaziantep University, Physical Education and Sport Department, Gaziantep, Turkey
  • Hüseyin Öztürk Gaziantep University, Physical Education and Sport Department, Gaziantep, Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejpe.v0i0.2483

Keywords:

sports center, expectation, satisfaction

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the expectations and satisfaction levels of women attending sports centers. For this purpose, a total of 499 women actively going sports centers in Gaziantep participated in study voluntarily. In order to determine their expectations and satisfaction from sports centers, an expectation survey consisting of 34 questions and a satisfaction survey consisting of 18 questions were applied to the participants. SPSS 20 programme was used for statistical analysis of the obtained data. As a result of the study, the expectations of women attending sports centers showed significant differences from the variables of marital status, discomfort status, age, occupation, education status, sports history, content of sports activities in sports centers and sportive goals (p<0,05). In conclusion it can be said that the expectations of married women, older in age, have a high educational level and have a high sports background are significantly higher than the others.

 

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2019-06-13

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