The effect of employees leisure time habits on work motivation and work stress: The case of Tokat province

The trigger factor in the emergence of this study is how the employees evaluate their free time both in and out of working hours and how this situation affects their working life in terms of work stress and motivation when they spend their free time in or without any activity. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of employees' leisure habits on their perceptions of work stress and work motivation. For this purpose, the research was carried out with the participation of 263 public personnel working in Tokat Provincial Directorate of Family and Social Services and its affiliates. SPSS 23.0 package program was used in the analysis of the data obtained from the research. T-test and ANOVA analyzes were used in the difference tests regarding the leisure time habits of the employees and their perceptions of work stress and work motivation.