Document Type : Original Article
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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Maragheh University, Maragheh, Iran
2 Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Humanities, Bozorgmehr University of Qaenat. Qaen, Iran
3 Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Maragheh University, Maragheh, Iran
Abstract
Leisure time is usually considered as a free and enjoyable activity that forms a significant part of the daily programs of teenagers and young people and contributes significantly to their growth and general well-being. Therefore, identifying different patterns of leisure time, factors affecting it and proper planning in this field can be a guarantee for the future pattern of adult health. In this regard, the present research was written with the aim of investigating the way of spending leisure time and the factors affecting it in different textures of Ardabil city. The research method in the current research is mixed (quantitative-qualitative) with applied purpose and descriptive-analytical nature, in line with data analysis, one-sample t-tests, one-way analysis of variance, Tukey, Duncan and Pearson tests were used in SPSS software. The findings of the research show that the five components of listening to music, rest, sports activities, study and nature tourism in the new texture, the component of traveling in the informal texture and the components of listening to music and participating in various classes in the old texture are the most leisure patterns of teenagers and young people are included. Also, the results show that there is a significant difference between the three studied urban textures in the way teenagers and young people spend their leisure time in Ardabil city. In the meantime, teenagers and young people of the old texture have had more diverse patterns of spending their free time. Finally, the results of the Pearson test also show that there is a significant relationship at the 95% confidence level between the indicators of individual and contextual factors with the way of spending leisure time in Ardabil city.
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