Assessing the Impact of New Student Campus Recreation Centers

Zizzi, Sam; Ayers, Suzan F.; Watson, Jack C.; Keeler, Linda A.

doi:10.2202/0027-6014.1390

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“…Most students reported living either on-campus or off-campus within one mile of the university. The data from this research is fairly consistent with results from prior studies (Watson et al, [2006]; Zizzi et al, [2004]; Miller et al,[2008]). We can suggest that users are more likely to be male, Caucasian, non-smokers, live on-campus or off-campus within a mile of the college or university, age 21 and under, not involved in any type of extracurricular activity, and have no health concerns.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…These numbers represent a dramatic drop in physical activity within the transition period from high school to college life. In a recent study on the impact of new campus recreation centers by Zizzi, Ayers, Watson, & Keeler (2004), it was reported that rates of physical activity in the United States have not improved over the last 20 years regardless of significant funds spent on educational and informational programming (Buckworth, 2000;Dishman, 1994;USDHHS, 2000).…”

Section: Obesity and Lack Of Physical Activitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several of the questions included in the survey were adapted and revised from a survey by Zizzi et al (2004), "Assessing the Impact of New Student Recreation Centers." This study combined user and non-user surveys developed by Zizzi et al (2004), into one 26-item online questionnaire.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This study combined user and non-user surveys developed by Zizzi et al (2004), into one 26-item online questionnaire.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Factors That Affect the Usage of Fitness and Recreation Centers by Students on College Campuses

Castle¹,

Alman²,

Kostelnik³

et al. 2015

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This study analyzed factors that influence why students attend or not attend fitness and recreation centers provided to them on campus. With the obesity epidemic growing over the past decades, it has consequentially affected a vast majority of the nation, including the college-age population. The use of fitness and recreation centers on college campuses and universities has become a focal point for administrators and recreation center managers. This study utilized an online questionnaire that assessed fitness and recreation center usage within the college population. The survey used assessed factors related to college students' usage or non-usage of campus recreational facilities. It was distributed to a random sample of 1,100 undergraduate students at a university through their student e-mail account. Results from the data collected revealed that users were more likely to be male, Caucasian, non-smokers, and have no health concerns. Factors related to usage of the recreational facilities included maintaining one's current weight as well as weight loss. Factors that influenced occasional non-usage in the user group were lack of time and energy, too much schoolwork, and inadequate facility operational hours. A factor related to nonusage included proximity of the recreational facility in relation to the students' living arrangements.

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Section: Summary Conclusion and Future Directionssupporting

confidence: 89%

Section: Obesity and Lack Of Physical Activitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Instrumentationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This study combined user and non-user surveys developed by Zizzi et al (2004), into one 26-item online questionnaire.…”

Section: Instrumentationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Providing recreational programmes is critical to the overall development of mankind and often provides a vehicle to the overall educational engagement and academic achievement (Nichlos, 2007). These recreation programmes offered and the campus recreation facilities are considered as key components of a student's decision to attend a certain institution (Haines, 2001, Zizzi et al, 2004, Scott, 2014. The programmes are often intellectualized as providing a site for self-control and character building (Hartmann, 2003).…”

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Evaluation of a Campus Service Quality Recreational Scale

Mokoena

Dhurup

2017

Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai Oeconomica

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Abstract:In the past two decades, several researchers have applied service quality frameworks in sport-related domains in measuring service quality among participants. However, university campus recreation has been scarce as compared to organised sport at local, regional and national levels, which often depends on a limited tenure linked to their membership as a registered student at a university. The purpose of the study is to investigate service quality dimensions as perceived by university leisure and recreation students. A cross-sectional survey was undertaken among 301 university students using a non-probability purposive sampling. Variables that constituted campus recreation service quality were operationalised through a literature review, including sport and recreational scales. Through factor analysis, seven distinct dimensions of campus recreation service quality were established. These factors were labelled: people interaction, facility design, sociability, physical change, equipment, ambience and program range. Item total correlations show satisfactory convergence of the items within their relevant constructs. This study complements the existing recreational sports body of knowledge by exploring campus recreation service quality. These dimensions may assist campus recreation mangers to understand the dimensions that are pertinent among students within a university context better. Recreation managers, in their periodic measurement of service quality, can incorporate these dimensions.JEL classification: M30, M31, M39.

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Differences in college students' aerobic physical activity and muscle-strengthening activities based on gender, race, and sexual orientation

Wilson

Papalia

Duffey

et al. 2019

Preventive Medicine Reports

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Aerobic physical activity and muscle-strengthening activities are beneficial to both physical and mental health, though disparities in these behaviors exist based on social determinants. The purpose of this study was to examine differences in college students' aerobic physical activity and muscle-strengthening activities based on gender, race, and sexual orientation. Undergraduates enrolled in general education health and wellness courses at a large northeastern University in the United States responded to an online survey in August 2018 that assessed their demographics and physical activity behaviors. Differences in physical activity behaviors based on social determinants were examined using independent-samples t-tests and chi-square tests for independence. Less than half (40.3%) of participants (n = 606) met both aerobic physical activity and muscle-strengthening recommendations. No differences were found in physical activity based on sexual orientation. However, significantly more non-Hispanic white participants met aerobic physical activity (74.4% vs. 63.8%) and muscle-strengthening recommendations (47.2% vs. 37.6%); and, men reported significantly greater vigorous physical activity (p = .034, η2 = 0.01) and participation in muscle-strengthening activities (p < .001, η2 = 0.06), and were more likely to meet muscle-strengthening recommendations compared to women (50.8% vs. 41.4%). Findings demonstrate disparities in physical activity based on race and sex, particularly with respect to muscle-strengthening activities. Findings are of concern given the importance of muscle-strengthening activities to both physical and mental health. Colleges should consider ways in which they can facilitate increased participation of racial/ethnic minorities and women in muscle-strengthening activities.

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Assessing the Impact of New Student Campus Recreation Centers

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Factors That Affect the Usage of Fitness and Recreation Centers by Students on College Campuses

Factors That Affect the Usage of Fitness and Recreation Centers by Students on College Campuses

Evaluation of a Campus Service Quality Recreational Scale

Differences in college students' aerobic physical activity and muscle-strengthening activities based on gender, race, and sexual orientation

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