Leisure and free time from a gender perspective in postgraduate university students

Introduction: This work aims to expand the study of the field of leisure and free time from the perspective of gender for Latin America, as this field is inherent in human nature and accompanies throughout life. Objective: To recognize the characteristics of leisure and free time in professionals who develop postgraduate university studies in a Colombian university. Method: Cross-sectional descriptive study of a quantitative and association type, developed in 197 active students during the semester A 2021. Results: the findings of this work show an availability of leisure and free time activities and free time, levels of motivation and satisfaction similar for the male and female gender, with a predominance of practicing activities within the framework of emotional and sociocultural leisure. The male students maintain their interest in emotional leisure activities among the activities they do and would like to do in free time, while the female students differ from the activities of interest towards cognitive leisure. The hours available and the level of satisfaction were statistically independent (p > 0.05) based on gender. Conclusion: it is necessary to diversify, optimize the time and offer of activities that the university plans for postgraduate students, from the recognition of the levels of motivation, satisfaction and feeling of well-being, during the postgraduate training period.