The effects of recreative benefit of individuals participating in nature sports for recreative purposes on motivational stability and social integration

In the research, it is aimed to examine the effects of recreational benefit and motivational determination of individuals participating in nature sports for recreational purposes on their social integration.The universe of the study; It consists of individuals who participate in nature sports for recreational purposes in Turkey. Its sample is; It consists of 246 female and 546 male individuals. Personal information form, recreational benefit scale in sports, motivational stability scale and social integration scale were applied in the study. In order to determine the effect of Motivational Stability and Recreation Benefits on Social Integration in Sports, separate regression analysis was applied.According to the findings, it was determined that the effect of motivational determination on social integration in sports was statistically significant (R2=.38, F(1.788)= 456.28, p<.05). In terms of effect level, it has a moderate effect with .38. It was determined that the effect of recreational benefits on social integration in sports was statistically significant (R2=.53, F(1.783)= 878.14, p<.05). In terms of effect level, it has a moderate effect with .53. In addition, canonical correlation was used to decide the relationship between them due to the fact that there are more than one sub-dimension in all scales. Canonical correlation analysis was performed separately to determine the relationship of motivation, determination and recreational benefit with social integration in sports. Before performing canonical correlation analyses, linearity and covariance, multiple correlation and normality assumptions were checked. Maximum efficiency and accuracy were achieved from the analysis by providing the specified assumptions.The significance level was determined as p 0.05. As a result of the analysis, a significant relationship was found between recreational benefits and social integration in sports according to the findings (X2(21)=44.89, p=.00). In addition, a significant relationship has been found between motivational stability and social integration in sports. (X2(21)=23.29, p=.00). As a result, it was concluded that Motivational stability and Recreational Utilization have an effect and relationship on social integration. Keywords: Motivational Stability, Outdoor Sports, Recreational Benefit, Social Integration