The mediating role of motivation in the effect of leisure barriers on life satisfaction in campus recreation participation

This study examines the relationship between leisure time barriers that affect university students' participation incampus recreation activities and life satisfaction and evaluates the mediating role of motivation in this process.Statistical analyses applied to the data obtained within the scope of the research were carried out using the SPSSstatistical package program. 335 university students participated in the study. In the first part of the research, apersonal information form was used, in the second part, the recreational activity motivation scale developed by Özantet al. (2024), in the third part, the life satisfaction scale developed by Diener et al. (1985) and adapted to Turkish byKöker (1991), and in the last part, the leisure time barriers scale adapted to Turkish culture by Yılmaz and Altunöz(2025) for campus recreation was used.