The effect of 8 weeks of sportive recreation participation on psychological well-being and perception of recreation benefit in housewives

It has been seen that housewives' participation in various activities and leisure time are limited due to the obligations of their social roles such as mother, wife and being responsible for housework. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of 8-week mat pilates and trampoline sportive recreation practices on psychological well-being and recreation benefit perception in housewives. Housewives in Tavşanlı district of Kütahya province participated in the study. The groups participating in the study were divided into two groups, 21 experimental and 21 control groups. The participants in the experimental group were in the gym 3 days a week for 8 weeks and participated in exercises accompanied by a sports instructor, while the control group continued their daily lives in the same way. In the study, Psychological Well-Being Scale developed by Diener et al. (2010) and adapted to Turkish population by Telef (2011; 2013) and Recreation Benefit Scale developed by Ho (2008) and adapted to Turkish population by Akgül et al. (2018) were used. Frequency analyses, Independent Sample T-Test and Dependent Sample T-Test were applied to analyse the data. According to the data obtained, the pre-test and post-test scores of the groups were compared after the 8-week sportive recreation practices in which the experimental group was included. As a result of this comparison, significant differences emerged between pre-test and post-test scores in all sub-dimensions (p<0.05). In other words, 8-week sportive recreation activities that housewives participated in created significant differences on the recreation participation dimension, physical, psychological, social benefit perception and psychological well-being scores.