The Relationship between Leisure time and Delinquency Trends in Male Students with an Emphasis on Sporting Activities

One of the key areas related to juvenile delinquency is leisure time and in particular physical activity. Thus, the present study was to investigate the relationship between leisure time and delinquency trends in male students of Yazd University with an emphasis on sporting activities. Descriptive research method is correlation Field was conducted in the form of the fieldwork. The population of the study is based on random sampling and according to Morgan table 364 healthy subjects were selected as sample. Information gathered by the questionnaire, after confirming the validity and reliability and they were analyzed by Pearson statistical test, regression and factor analysis at a significance level of α = 0/05. The results showed that most of the student’s delinquency has been order in the strong vandalism, theft, fraud, poor vandalism and finally the cultural deviations. Also, between unorganized leisure time and delinquency was positive correlation. Regression model showed that Idle, unsupervised socialization and organized leisure time together is explained the 37% of the variation in delinquency students. Thus, the increase in organized leisure activities to gether with social supervision causing tends will reduce delinquency in students.