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- Title
THE EFFECT OF RECREATIVE ACTIVITIES ON HOPELESSNESS LEVEL OF THE STUDENTS.
- Authors
BAYAZIT, BETÜL; ÇOLAK, SERAP; DİNÇER, ÖZGÜR; MERACI, ANIL
- Abstract
Purpose. The purpose of this study to verify the effects of the recreative activities to the student's hopelessness level at 13 years old children. In our study 30 female (age:13) and 24 male (age:13) students from Kocaeli Atatürk Primary School have participated as volunteer. Methods. The labour that was organised to observe the exchange of children's ranks of despair, continued 8 weeks, 2 days per weeks, 1 hours per days. The students that have attended the research were tested before and after the activities. The test, had each 20 questions, were about "Beck Hopelessness Scale". Results. The datas were appraised according to Beck Hopelessness Scale. After the evaluation of the datas, the despertion about the frequency and percentiles were tabulated. According to results of Willcoxon Signed Ranks Test, there were no meaningful discrepancy between the first and the last test scores of boys. However, it is founded between the first and the last test scores of girls, meaningful discrepancy about (p<0.05). Conclusions. This study showed that hopelessness level can be develop by recreative activities in children. By focusing on these kinds of activities in schools, it will provide an improvement of hopelessness level of children, also a quiet and independent life.
- Subjects
RECREATION research; DESPAIR; STUDENT recreation; STUDENT attitudes; BECK Hopelessness Scale
- Publication
Ovidius University Annals, Series Physical Education & Sport/Science, Movement & Health, 2010, Vol 10, Issue 2, p643
- ISSN
2285-777X
- Publication type
Article