The relationship of leisure time satisfaction level and social problem solving skills of youth ages 18-29 participating in youth center activities

This study was aimed at investigating the relationship between the leisure time satisfaction level and social problem solving skills in 18-29-year-old young people who participated in youth center activities. This descriptive study was conducted with 264 young people who participated in Alanya Youth Center activities between February 2021 and June 2022. The study data were collected by the researcher using the face-to-face interview method with a questionnaire including the Descriptive Information Form, Leisure Time Satisfaction Scale, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and Social Problem Solving Inventory Revised-Short Form. Numbers, percentages, mean, standard deviation, Students t test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), Mann Whitney U test, Kruskall Wallis H test, Pearson correlation analysis were used to analyze the data. The mean scores the participants obtained from the Leisure Time Satisfaction Scale and Social Problem Solving Inventory Revised-Short Form were 3.71±0.69 and 60.59±13.56 respectively. It was determined that there was a statistically significant, positive and weak relationship between leisure time satisfaction and social problem solving skills (r=0.367, p<0.05). We recommend that in order to increase young people's leisure time satisfaction, activities should be carried out by making youth center activities attractive, more young people should be reached, social workers should be employed in youth centers, social service attempts to increase social problem solving skills should be planned. Keywords: Leisure time activities, leisure time satisfaction, social support, social problem, social problem solving skills.