A Data-Driven Approach for Facility Use Definitions in Campus Recreation. Issue 1 (April 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zegre, Sera Janson; Hughes, Rodney P.; Darling, Andrew M.; Decker, Craig R.
• Is Part Of: Recreational sports journal. Volume 46:Issue 1(2022)
• Page Start: 115
• Page End: 127
• Publication Date: 2022-04
• Subjects: Institutional research -- postsecondary retention -- campus recreation -- first-time undergraduate students -- facility use definitions; Intramural sports -- Periodicals; Intramural sports -- United States -- Periodicals; College sports -- Periodicals; College sports -- United States -- Periodicals; 796.043
• DOI: 10.1177/15588661221077692
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1558-8661

Abstract

Existing research in campus recreation establishes a relationship between facility use and academic outcomes, but published studies define users differently. In response to inconsistent definitions of participants in campus recreation, this study uses a data-driven approach to compare facility use definitions. Authors illustrate the implications of choosing different participant definitions for relationships between campus recreation and two undergraduate academic outcomes, first-year retention and first-year cumulative grade point average (GPA). This study uses data from a three-year timeframe, linking sources of data on students' recreation facility use, academic outcomes, and student records. Authors provide a summary of previous definitions, results from original regression analyses, results for specific student subgroups, and recommendations for defining users.