PERCEPTIONS EKOPSIKOLOJI INFLUENCE OF PERSONALITY TRAITS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO PARTICIPATE IN RECREATION ACTIVITIES

Abstract

The aim of this study is to reveal the affect of personality traits of individuals who participate in recreation activities on their perceptions about ecopsychology. For this purpose we implemented survey on the 329 people from different recreational activity area. It has been used 5 factor personality and eco-psychological personality self scales for collecting datas.As a result of the data analysis,there is not any differentiation according to age, nationality, martial status, income status but ıt was observed differentation according to gender of the individuals and their participiation in the recreational activities. According to our findings women’s perceptions of ecopschology is higher than men’s and individuals participating in park, shopping center, community of Anatolian civilizations, Wellness&SPA centre activities have higher perception. Also personality traits and dimensions are positively associated with the perception of ecopsychology and have %25 affect .