ABSTRACT
The aim of this study is directed at assessing voluntary simplicity lifestyles and life satisfaction in term of the tradition value. A survey was conducted for this purpose with the tradition values section of the Schwartz Values Scale, the Life Satisfaction Scale, and the Voluntary Simplicity Lifestyle Scale using the easy sampling method with 203 people at Düzce University, mostly consisting of academic and administrative staff, as well as students. The study uses the quantitative research method and has collected the primary data with the survey technique. The obtained data has been analyzed with the package program, SPSS 23.0. In the study firstly, the factors of the internal tradition value and the value of external tradition value have been determined for the variable of tradition value, the factor of life satisfaction for the variable of life satisfaction, and the variables of planned shopping, self-sufficiency, and non-material life for the variable of voluntary simplicity lifestyle. Afterward, the existence was attempted to be determined for the relationship of the sub-dimensions identified above for the tradition value and the sub-dimensions of voluntary simplicity lifestyle with life satisfaction. As a result of the performed analyses, individual’s internal and external tradition values were determined to have a relationship with planned shopping, self-sufficiency, and nonmaterial lives (again, the sub-dimensions of the individuals’ voluntary simplicity lifestyles). Additionally, individuals’ tradition value and levels of self-sufficiency were detected to have a meaningful relationship with life satisfaction.