The Football Factor: Shaping Community on Campus

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dc.contributor.authorWarner, Stacy
dc.contributor.authorShapiro, Stephen L.
dc.contributor.authorDixon, Marlene A.
dc.contributor.authorRidinger, Lynn L.
dc.contributor.authorHarrison, Scott B.
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-05T16:02:28Z
dc.date.available2014-08-05T16:02:28Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractMany American universities continue to invest in expensive intercollegiate football programs, and specifically cite the sport’s ability to foster a sense of community (SOC) as justification for the cost. This study sought to assess the importance of SOC and the influence of football on the cultivation thereof. A pre-post test design utilizing an online survey compared SOC levels for students (N = 886) before and after the implementation of Division I football on a large university campus. No significant differences were found in SOC levels before and after the football season (regardless of attendance). Post-test SOC perceptions differed based on game attendance (i.e., moderate and loyal attendees reported the highest levels). Finally, SOC had a moderate to strong positive influence on four outcome variables: Satisfaction, Retention, Current Support of Athletics, and Future Support for Athletics. This study suggests that while SOC is very important to students, at least in the short term the introduction of a football program does not foster a greater SOC for all students.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics; 4: p. 236-256en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/4447
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.urihttp://csri-jiia.org/documents/puclications/research_articles/2011/JIIA_2011_4_13_236_256_The_Football_Factor.pdfen_US
dc.subjectSense of communityen_US
dc.subjectUniversity athleticsen_US
dc.titleThe Football Factor: Shaping Community on Campusen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
ecu.journal.nameJournal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics
ecu.journal.pages236-256
ecu.journal.volume4

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