Investigation of the Relationship between Leisure Constraints and Negotiation Strategies: An Exploratory Study

The aim of this study is to investigate the association between the leisure constraints and the negotiation strategies with the leisure constraints. The research population of this study is the students of Akdeniz University, while the research sample consists of 386 students attending Akdeniz University. Convenience sampling method is chosen for sampling of this study. “Leisure Negotiation Strategies Scale” finalized by Beggs et al. and adapted into Turkish by Yerlisu Lapa was used for data gathering purposes; together with the short form of “Leisure Constraints Questionnaire” developed by Alexandris and Carroll and adapted to Turkish by Karakü？ük and Gürbüz, who also tested the scale for construct validity. Examining the research findings, it is observed that the most significant contributions to the U1 canonical variate come from .75 facilities/services & accessibility, .73 time and .67 social environment. The most significant contribution to the V1 canonical variate that is defined as the leisure constraints coping strategies comes from the .73 physical fitness strategies. Other variates that contribute to the V1 canonical variate are .66 skill-acquisition, .62 financial management and .59 time management strategies, respectively. In conclusion, it is discovered that 9.70% of the variance of leisure constraints cluster is explained by the leisure constraints negotiation strategies; whereas 10.41% of the variance of leisure constraints negotiation strategies cluster is explained by the canonical variate of leisure constraints