Social motivation and health in college club swimming

Objective: Participation in recreational sport clubs on campus is a popular student activity nationwide. These sport-based organizations provide a host of benefits within recognized dimensions of health and wellness. Understanding participants' motives for engaging in these types of activities...

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Published in:Journal of American college health 2018-11, Vol.66 (8), p.783-789
Main Authors: Anderson, Austin R., Ramos, William D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administration
Adult
Aquatic Sports
Athletics
Clubs
Cognitive Development
College Students
Colleges
Community Health
Competence
Drills (Practice)
Ethnicity
Female
Gender Differences
Health Behavior
Humans
Leisure
Leisure Activities
Leisure Time
Male
Mental Health
Motivation
Participation
Peer Group
Race
Racial Differences
Recreational Activities
Social Influences
Social motivation
Social Support
Students - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Swimming
Swimming - psychology
Universities
Young Adult
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Summary:Objective: Participation in recreational sport clubs on campus is a popular student activity nationwide. These sport-based organizations provide a host of benefits within recognized dimensions of health and wellness. Understanding participants' motives for engaging in these types of activities can provide insight in design and delivery and enhance participant health. This study focuses on outcomes related to the social motivations for participation in a recreational sport swim club and their potential relationship to social health. Participants: Current members of recreational swimming clubs were contacted for participation in the study from March-April 2016. Methods: A Leisure Motivation Scale (LMS) survey was sent electronically to 196 collegiate swim clubs nationwide. Aggregate and multivariate analyses from 1011 responses were conducted to examine the social motivation and motivational differences of participants. Results: Social motivations emerged as the predominate motivational construct, indicating important implications for social health improvement through participation. Demographically, results indicated no statistically significant differences in social motivation factors based on participant gender, and statistically significant differences within participant race, university affiliation and practice frequency. Conclusions: Impacts of these findings are important for practitioners and participants when evaluating the potential these programs have to influence participant social health.
ISSN:0744-8481
1940-3208
DOI:10.1080/07448481.2018.1453515