Examination of recreational service quality with different variables: an application on individuals who do outdoor sports for recreational purposes

Muhammet Cenk Birinci; Özgür  Yayla

doi:10.5281/zenodo.7630410

Authors

Muhammet Cenk Birinci Recreation Teaching Assistant professor at the Department of Recreation Management at Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0309-8256
Özgür Yayla Hospitality Management Teaching Associate professor at the Department of Recreation Management at Akdeniz University. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7124-9311

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7630410

Keywords:

Leisure Motivation, Leisure Satisfaction, Recreational Service Quality

Abstract

The present study was carried out in the sample of extreme sports centers in Turkey in order to determine the mediating role of recreational service quality in the effect of leisure motivation on leisure satisfaction. In the research, it was determined that recreational service quality has a mediating effect between leisure motivation and leisure satisfaction. The research findings offer suggestions to academicians studying in the context of recreation literature in different activity types and different sample groups.

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Author Biographies

Muhammet Cenk Birinci, Recreation Teaching Assistant professor at the Department of Recreation Management at Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University.

Ph.D. in Recreation Management / GU (2018). Master of Recreation Management / GU (2016). Recreation in Undergraduate /GU (2008). Recreation Teaching Assistant professor at the Department of Recreation Management at Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University. His research interests include recreation, leisure, sport, sport tourism. Adress: Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University Faculty of Sport Science, Merkez/Erzincan, Turkey.] Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0309-8256 [cenk.birinci@erzincan.edu.tr].

Özgür Yayla, Hospitality Management Teaching Associate professor at the Department of Recreation Management at Akdeniz University.

Ph.D. in Recreation Management / GU (2017). Tourism Management /GU (2013). Hospitality Management Teaching Associate professor at the Department of Recreation Management at Akdeniz University. His research interests include tourism impacts, destination management, tourist behavior, and quality of life. Akdeniz University, Manavgat Tourism Faculty, Manavgat / Antalya, Turkey.] Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7124-9311 [ ozguryayla@akdeniz.edu.tr ].

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