Examining the Relationship between Intramural Sports Participation and Sense of Community among College Students

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dc.contributor.advisorCooper, Nelson L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPhipps, Chelsea A. C.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentRecreation and Park Administrationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-15T12:43:34Z
dc.date.available2013-07-31T11:50:44Z
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to determine if there were statistically significant relationships between intramural sports participation and sense of community among college students. A convenience sample was used, comprised of intramural sports participants from a university in the southeastern United States. Participants completed a questionnaire consisting of demographic questions and the Sense of Community Index-2 (SCI-2) (Chavis, Lee & Acosta, 2008) to rate their level of sense of community experienced through participation in intramural sports. The SCI-2 consists of four subscales, pertaining to the contributing elements of sense of community: membership, influence, integration and fulfillment of needs, and shared emotional connection (McMillan & Chavis, 1986). Questionnaires were distributed once and administered online, and all responses were confidential. Multiple regressions, analysis of variance and t-tests were used test for significant relationships between sense of community and respondents' (a) length of intramural sports participation and (b) frequency of intramural sports participation. Results indicated that increased length of participation was strongly associated with a greater sense of community among participants. Study findings could be used to develop effective marketing plans to attract student participants, while also providing the framework that programmers need to support their intramural program's existence to campus administrators.  en_US
dc.description.degreeM.S.en_US
dc.format.extent95 p.en_US
dc.format.mediumdissertations, academicen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/4110
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherEast Carolina Universityen_US
dc.subjectRecreation and tourismen_US
dc.subjectSocial researchen_US
dc.subjectHigher educationen_US
dc.subjectCollegesen_US
dc.subjectCommunityen_US
dc.subjectIntramuralen_US
dc.subjectParticipationen_US
dc.subjectSportsen_US
dc.subjectStudentsen_US
dc.subject.lcshIntramural sports
dc.subject.lcshCollege students--Social life and customs
dc.subject.lcshCollege students--Attitudes
dc.titleExamining the Relationship between Intramural Sports Participation and Sense of Community among College Studentsen_US
dc.typeMaster's Thesisen_US

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