DIVING AS A LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH LIFE SATISFACTION

Water sports tourism has become a leisure activity in many destinations in recent years and touristic activities for diving are getting more and more valuable. In this study, authors aimed to identify how individuals see diving as leisure activity and whether diving activity has a relationship with life satisfaction. In line with this aim, semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 28 individuals who dive equipped with diving clubs in ？anakkale and Eski？ehir. As a result of the interviews, it was determined that diving had an important place in the lives of individuals, contributing to discovering, socializing, listening to oneself and renewing spiritually. In addition, it has been observed that there is a positive relationship between the participation of individuals in diving activities and the life satisfaction they have achieved. It is believed that this study will contribute to the literature related to diving sports and life satisfaction relationship