Recreational Sport Participation as a Moderator of College Stress

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to demonstrate that campus recreation could play an important role in student development by providing opportunities for students to cope with the increasing pressures and stress of college life. Forty-four university students completed pre-tests and daily diaries for five weeks surrounding their final exams. Hierarchical multiple regression procedures were used to control the confounding effect of personality, initial anxiety, and physical health on the predictive relationship between recreational sport participation and perceived social support with stress-related anxiety. The results confirmed the hypothesis that after controlling for personality variations, initial anxiety and physical health, both perceived social support and participation in recreational sports could buffer stress-related anxiety.

Collegiate Intramural Sports Participation: Identified Social Outcomes

“…Over the past thirty years, the emergence of recreational sports departments and facilities have had many positive effects on college students. Recreational sport involvement has been linked to higher grade point averages (Belch, Gebel, & Maas, 2001; Gibbison, Henry, & Perkins-Brown, 2011), higher university retention rates (Hall, 2006;Huesman, Brown, Lee, Kellogg, & Radcliffe, 2009), reduction of stress (Kanters, 2000), and overall satisfaction with the college experience (Lindsey & Sessoms, 2006).…”

The moderating role of leisure participation in work–leisure conflict for the reduction of burnout in hotels and travel agencies

“…Iso‐Ahola and Park () also claimed that entertainment‐related leisure activities alleviate the effects of stress. Similarly, Kanters () stated that participation in recreational sports could buffer stress‐related anxiety. In addition, De Bloom, Rantanen, Tement, and Kinnunen () agreed that leisure participation in different and creative activities enables recovery from work stress and job performance.…”

Üniversite Spor Ortamı Ölçeği (ÜSOÖ): Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması

“…Nitekim, çok sayıda araştırma (Belch, Gebel ve Maas, 2001), sporun yükseköğretim sektöründe nasıl önemli bir rol oynadığını göstermektedir. Ayrıca, rekreasyonel sporlara katılımın öğrencilerin; stres düzeyini azalttığı (Kanters ve Forrester, 2000;Ragheb ve McKinney, 1993), benlik saygısını arttırdığı (Collins, Valerius, King ve Graham, 2001;Evans, Hartman ve Anderson, 2013;Haines, 2001;Kanters ve Forrester, 1997a, 1997b, akademik gelişimini etkilediği (Huesman vd., 2009;Nesbitt, 1998;Trudeau ve Shephard, 2008) ve sosyal entegrasyonunu kolaylaştırdığı (Bryant vd., 1994;Evans vd., 2013;Huesman vd., 2009) tespit edilmiştir.…”