Is the Leisure Boredom Predictor of Drinking Motives of University Students?

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of leisure boredom in predicting drinking motives in university student and examine the gender differences in these variables. Totally 229 (78 women; age=22.45±6.10 and 151 men; age=23.10±9.12) students who are continuing their studies in physical education and sports in various universities in Ankara. The Leisure Boredom Scale” (Kara, Gürbüz and ？ncü, 2014) and “Drinking Motives Questionnaire-Revised and Demographic Information Form” (Topuz, 2004) administered to participants. In order to test the hypotheses t-test and Stepwise Multiple Regression Analysis were performed. Results showed that boredom subscale was a significant predictor of enhancement (β=0.13), coping (β=0.34), conformity motives (β=0.46) and social (β=0.24) (p<0.01). Results also indicated that there were significant differences were found between gender and scales. Results were discussed within the findings in the literature