Student Recreation Centers: A Comparison of Users and Non-Users on Psychosocial Variables

Undergraduate ( n = 561) and graduate ( n = 104) students at a large mid-Atlantic university were surveyed to determine their usage patterns and beliefs about the climate of a newly constructed student recreation center (SRC) on their campus. Analyses attempted to identify differences between those...

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Published in:Recreational sports journal 2006-05, Vol.30 (1), p.9-19
Main Authors: Watson, Jack C., Ayers, Suzan F., Zizzi, Samuel, Naoi, Airi
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Undergraduate ( n = 561) and graduate ( n = 104) students at a large mid-Atlantic university were surveyed to determine their usage patterns and beliefs about the climate of a newly constructed student recreation center (SRC) on their campus. Analyses attempted to identify differences between those students who used the facility ( n = 547) and those who did not ( n = 118) in relation to gender, age, year on campus, stage of change for exercise, and motivational orientation. Results revealed that SRC users were at higher stages along the transtheoretical model (Prochaska & DiClemente, 1983) and were significantly more likely to have participated in high school athletics than non-users. Non-users were significantly more likely to live off-campus, smoke, and be female than SRC users. The discussion offers suggestions for enticing non-users to exercise and use the facility, and feel more comfortable while doing so.
ISSN:1558-8661
1558-867X
DOI:10.1123/rsj.30.1.9