THE BENEFITS OF ONLINE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ON WOMEN AND THE EFFECTS ON THEIR STRESS AND ANXIETY LEVELS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PROCESS

People have been adversely affected from the spread of the Corona virus and the unusual
measures taken against it, and anxiety has started along with the stress. The purpose of this study
is to research the benefits of online recreational activities on women and the effects on their stress
and anxiety levels during the Covid-19 pandemic process. The research sample consisted of 35
women. As data collection tool, personal information form, recreation benefit scale developed by
Ho (2008), the perceived stress scale developed by Cohen et al. (1983) and the trait anxiety
inventory developed by Spielberger et al. (1970) were used. The data were analysed with the SPSS
package program. F, %, and descriptive statistics were performed it. Cronbach Alpha coefficient
was calculated for reliability. Independent Samples T-test was applied to normally distributed
variables and Mann Whitney U test was applied to variables not conforming to normal distribution
(p <0.05). In conclusion, it has been determined that recreational activities are more beneficial for
women in the physical and social dimensions while the benefit in the psychological dimension has
remained very low. It has also reduced the level of anxiety and had less effect on stress level.