Scale of Recreational Culture among Workers in Youth and Sports Forums in Iraq

Abstract

The current research aims to identify:

1) the construction of a recreational culture scale for employees in youth and sports forums in Iraq.

2) the degree of recreational culture and the ranking of its axes among employees in youth and sports forums in Iraq. The descriptive survey method was used due to its suitability for the nature of the research. The research sample consisted of (308). To achieve the research objectives, the researchers constructed the recreational culture scale, then verified its validity and reliability. After applying the tool, the data were statistically processed using percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, mode, chi-square, and hypothetical mean. In light of the research results, the researchers concluded a set of findings, including:1. The validity of the recreational culture scale for employees working in youth and sports forums in Iraq. 
2. Employees working in youth and sports forums in Iraq enjoy a high degree of recreational culture based on the results produced by the research. 
3. The sports recreation axis ranked first in the order of the axes of the recreational culture scale, while the scouting and cellular recreation axis ranked fifth and last among the employees working in youth and sports forums in Iraq, indicating that the research sample enjoys a higher degree of using sports recreation more than scouting and cellular recreation. In light of these conclusions, the researchers recommend the following:1. Adopting the recreational culture scale for employees working in youth and sports forums and applying it to employees in other ministries. 
2. Encouraging employees working in youth and sports forums in Iraq to use cultural and artistic recreation. 
3. The necessity of allocating financial support by the ministry for employees in youth and sports forums in order to establish cultural and artistic courses, even international ones.