Differences between Participants and Non-Participants of Campus Recreation Offerings across Demographic Variables and Perceptions of the College Experience

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Frauman

While outcomes associated with involvement in extracurricular activities have been shown to be linked to persistence and overall satisfaction with college life, there is still a paucity of recent research (Barcelona & Ross, 2002) that has examined the differences between college students who participate in campus recreation offerings and those who do not. Therefore, the primary purpose of this paper was to examine the association between students who participate in campus recreation programs and services and those who do not across demographic characteristics, as well as their perceptions of the overall college experience. A self-administered questionnaire was administered randomly to 389 students of a southeastern university during spring 2001. The findings in this study revealed that students were quite similar across demographic characteristics and perceptions of the college experience regardless of their participation in campus recreation programs and services. Despite the differing response categories for many of the demographic characteristics examined, expected responses nearly matched actual responses for the majority of each characteristic analyzed. Regardless of the findings, the use of this type of information would likely be valuable to a campus recreation department, as well as provide information for a division of student affairs to assist in better understanding the relationship between student involvement in recreational activities and the overall college experience.

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah J. Young ◽  
Sarah K. Fields ◽  
Gwynn M. Powell

Risk management in campus recreational sports has been a consideration on the minds of campus recreational sport directors for over the past three decades. But are directors' concerns aligned with the litigation being decided in the courtroom? This study examined whether or not campus recreation directors were concerned about the same legal and risk management issues that appeared most frequently in published court decisions. A case law analysis revealed that 54 cases were related to campus recreation over the past 30 years. To determine risk perceptions of campus recreation directors, a Web survey identifying 34 risk issues was administered. The findings showed the relationship of perceptions of directors to published cases and the risk management formula, as well as differences in perceptions based on demographic variables. The results identified several opportunities for discussion and new areas for research.


2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr.Sc. Shpresa Reshidi ◽  
MSc. Adelina Zeqiri ◽  
MSc. Saranda Kajtazi

Nowadays, when companies more and more are oriented towards the customer, it is important to make a research on customer satisfaction. This paper will describe the management of relationship between customer satisfaction and services in hotel industry in Pristina.In the first part of the paper, review of the literature of different authors, from books and scientific publications. From the literature we achieved to understand customer relationship management, customer satisfaction and relationship between services and customer satisfaction. The literature review helped us to successfully carry out research for understanding the relationship between customer satisfaction and services in hotel industry.The second part of the paper includes research conducted by collecting data through self-administered questionnaire. The survey was conducted in five hotels in Pristina, where respondents through the questionnaire have expressed satisfaction with the services of the hotel. The collected data are presented through different tables, amounting to an analysis of the reliability of variables, the correlation between them and testing hypotheses through multivariate regression and contingency test. From the findings, we concluded that the tangible aspect of the hotel services, the seriousness aspect of the hotel services, the responsiveness aspect of the hotel services and the empathy aspect of the hotel services have a significant relation with customer satisfaction. But, the demographic variables did not have any significant relation with the level of customer satisfaction with services.Finally, from the obtained results it was possible to draw conclusions and recommendations for future researchers in this area.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilan Kelman

This article provides a brief overview of the relationship between disaster vulnerability and demographic variables. Population numbers and densities are examined along with using a gender focus as illustrative of individual characteristics. For the most part, people’s and society’s choices create vulnerabilities based on demographics rather than specific demographic characteristics inevitably conferring vulnerability.


Author(s):  
Nuray Selma Özdipçiner ◽  
Eylin Aktaş ◽  
Seher Ceylan

Events constitute a subject on which is placed much importance both in practice and theory due to tourism potential they create and their various positive impacts. There are a number of studies conducted on events from various angles and studies dealing with event motives form an important part in these. However there are fewer studies analyzing the relation between demographical characteristics and event motives. Analyzing event motives according to demographical characteristics is an important subject that may influence decisions to be taken in the processes of creation, planning and management of events. The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between spectators’ event motives and their demographic characteristics to determine event motives for festivals and sports events as well as which demographic variables create differences on which motives and to develop suggestions for event managers. In line with this purpose, a survey was conducted to include spectators of 14th Koç Sports Fest University Games, hosted by Pamukkale University and Denizli Metropolitan Municipality in 2017. A questionnaire answered by a total of 794 spectators was analyzed through explanatory factor analysis in the frame of the scale drawn with the help of Nicholson and Pearce (2001) and Polat (2013), and event motives for Koç Sports Fest were determined as socialization, sports as a lifestyle, excitement, event novelty, escape, and institution/event image. Findings show that socialization is the most important motive for spectators and motive of escape differs among all demographic groups. In addition, there was another finding showing that spectators having urban or rural origins created differences in every event motive, except socialization motive.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-270
Author(s):  
H. Mustafa Paksoy ◽  
Yakup Durmaz ◽  
Filiz Çopuroğlu ◽  
B. Dilek Özbezek

The main purpose of this study is to examine the effect of anxiety that people experience due to the rapidly spreading Covid-19 on consumer behaviour. The sub-objectives of this study are to test the relationship among the anxiety caused by Covid-19, consumer behaviour and socio-demographic variables. In line with this purpose, qualitative research was conducted on 251 academicians working in Gaziantep University. Demographic information form, Death Anxiety Scale developed by Thorson and Powell (1992) and Consumer Behaviour Scale developed by Ang (2001) were conducted on the participants for data collection. The questionnaire was carried out online. The data obtained from the study were analyzed with statistical techniques such as factor analysis, correlation and regression analysis, independent sample T-test, and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The findings of the study showed that the deprivation and suffering dimensions of the anxiety caused by Covid-19 have significant effects on the dimensions of consumer behaviour. It has also been found that there are significant differences among the socio-demographic characteristics of the participants, the anxiety caused by Covid-19 and consumer behaviour.


2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolaos Tsigilis ◽  
Theophilos Masmanidis ◽  
Athanasios Koustelios

The main purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between effectiveness of campus recreation programs and participants’ satisfaction. Three hundred twelve students from 14 universities (95 women and 217 men) with a mean age of 21.0 years (SD = 1.9) participated in the study. The Target Population Satisfaction Index (TPSI) was used to measure effectiveness in campus recreation programs. To measure participants’ satisfaction, the Athlete Satisfaction Questionnaire (ASQ) was used. Results indicated that the two questionnaires are valid and reliable instruments and can be used in measuring effectiveness in campus recreation programs in Greece. Canonical correlation analysis showed that the two factors from the TPSI were positively and significantly associated with the five dimensions of the ASQ.


NASPA Journal ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Tarver ◽  
Richard Canada ◽  
Mee-Gaik Lim

This study examined the relationship between job satisfaction and locus of control among student affairs administrators and academic administrators in higher education. Demographic variables of ethnicity, gender, age, educational level, and type of educational institution were also examined to determine how they affected the relationships between main variables.


2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rod Flanigan ◽  
Jacob Bishop ◽  
Ben Brachle ◽  
Bradley Winn

<p>The present study builds on extant leadership literature by examining the role demographic variables (including age, tenure as a leader at the current company, experience in the industry, and level of education) play as moderating effects on the relationship between leadership style and small business financial performance in the industrial markets. Financial data, leadership  data, and demographic data were collected from 100 small, industrial distribution organizations. Statistical regression models were used to examine the relationship between the independent variables (transformational and transactional leadership styles) and dependent variables (year-over-year sales and profit margin performance), as well as the potential moderating effect of demographic variables (age, tenure, education, experience). The findings showed that transformational leadership was positively associated with the financial performance of an industrial distribution firm. It was also shown that the demographic characteristics examined did not moderate the relationship between leadership and firm performance.</p>


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quang Ngoc Nguyen

Nghiên cứu được thực hiện nhằm tìm hiểu về mối liên hệ giữa sự quan tâm có điều kiện của mẹ với mức độ lo âu và trầm cảm của con cái cũng như một số biến số nhân khẩu khác. Mẫu nghiên cứu là mẫu thuận tiện bao gồm 416 sinh viên có độ tuổi trung bình là 20.36 với độ lệch chuẩn hóa là 1.30. Trong đó, nam chiếm 16.80% và nữ chiếm 83.20%. Các khách thể tham gia nghiên cứu bằng cách trả lời một bảng câu hỏi bao gồm các câu hỏi về đặc điểm nhân khẩu và các thang đo đánh giá nhận thức về sự quan tâm có điều kiện của mẹ, mức độ lo âu, và mức độ trầm cảm. Kết quả phân tích cho thấy sự quan tâm tiêu cực và tích cực có điều kiện của mẹ đều có tương quan thuận chiều có ý nghĩa thống kê ở mức độ trung bình với các triệu chứng lo âu và trầm cảm của con cái. Bên cạnh đó, phần trăm biến thiên của các triệu chứng lo âu và trầm cảm của con cái được giải thích bởi cả hai biến số sự quan tâm tích cực và tiêu cực có điều kiện của mẹ lần lượt là 28% và 20%. Trong đó, so với sự quan tâm tiêu cực có điều kiện, sự quan tâm tích cực có điều kiện có khả năng dự báo lớn hơn đối với mức độ lo âu và thấp hơn đối với mức độ trầm cảm. Nhất quán với những nghiên cứu trước đây, các kết quả này cho thấy ảnh hưởng tiêu cực của sự quan tâm có điều kiện đối với sức khỏe tinh thần của con cái. Cụ thể, trong khi sự quan tâm tiêu cực có điều kiện của mẹ có khả năng dẫn tới các triệu chứng lo âu và trầm cảm ở con cái thì sự quan tâm tích cực có điều kiện của mẹ lại đặt con cái vào tình trạng thường xuyên lo âu và dễ bị tổn thương tâm lý. Các kết quả này kêu gọi sự thay đổi nhận thức của cha mẹ trong việc sử dụng sự quan tâm hay tình yêu thương của mình như là một cách thức để thúc đẩy con cái thực hiện những hành vi được kỳ vọng. [The study was conducted to understand the relationship between maternal conditional regard and offsprings' anxiety and depression as well as a number of other demographic variables. The sample is a convenient one of 416 students whose average age is 20.36 with a standardized deviation of 1.30. In particular, males accounted for 16.80% and females accounted for 83.20%. Participants took part in the study by answering a questionnaire that included questions about demographic characteristics and the scale of perceptions of maternal conditional regard, anxiety and depression level. The analysis showed that mothers' conditional negative and positive regard were positively correlated with offsprings' anxiety and depressive symptoms. In addition, the variance of students' anxiety and depressive symptoms explained by both maternal conditional positive and negative regard were 28% and 20%, respectively. In particular, compared to conditionally negative regard, conditional positive regard had a greater predictability of anxiety and lower one of depression. Consistent with previous studies, these results showed the negative effects of conditional regard on offsprings' mental health. Specifically, while maternal conditional negative regard is likely to lead to symptoms of anxiety and depression in the offspring, the maternal positive conditional regardputs the children in a state of constant anxiety and psychological vulnerability. These results call for the change in parental awareness of adopting their attention and love as a way of motivating their children to behave according to their expectations.]


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 561-578
Author(s):  
Selay Giray Yakut ◽  
N. Ece Bacaksız ◽  
Ceren Camkıran

This study examines the relationship between the perception of happiness and socio-demographic characteristics in Turkey using the Life Satisfaction Survey conducted by the Turkish Statistical Institute in 2017. For this purpose, nonlinear canonical correlation analysis was performed on a dataset of 4261 employees. Socio-demographic characteristics evaluated the variable set consisting of both the individual's direct perception happiness and the conceptual/personal sources of happiness. Consistent with the literature, it was seen that socio-demographic variables impacted the levels of happiness in Turkey. The main findings show that marital status has the highest effect on perceived happiness, and married people are happier than the unmarried ones. Age has a negative, educational background has a positive effect. For employment status, it is notable that per diem employees are unhappy. Besides, a detailed perspective to researchers working towards increasing perceived happiness by evaluating the identified sub-groups of working individuals living in Turkey is provided.


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