The Relationship between Campus Recreation Facility Use and Retention for First-Time Undergraduate Students

Autor/inn/en	Zegre, Sera J.; Hughes, Rodney P.; Darling, Andrew M.; Decker, Craig R.
Titel	The Relationship between Campus Recreation Facility Use and Retention for First-Time Undergraduate Students
Quelle	In: Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 24 (2022) 2, S.421-447 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Zegre, Sera J.) ORCID (Hughes, Rodney P.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1521-0251
DOI	10.1177/1521025120921347
Schlagwörter	Recreational Facilities; College Freshmen; Public Colleges; Correlation; Academic Persistence; School Holding Power; Student Participation; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Student Financial Aid; First Generation College Students; Grade Point Average; High School Students; Majors (Students); Student Characteristics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Freizeiteinrichtung; Studienanfänger; Korrelation; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin
Abstract	This study examines the relationship between campus recreation facility access and first-year retention of full-time, first-time undergraduate students at a public university for 2014-2015 through 2016-2017. Authors examine differences between facility users and nonusers by pairing facility swipe card data with student records. Statistical analysis includes logistic regression and matching approaches, controlling for student demographics, academic preparedness, academic goals, family characteristics, and various environmental factors. Results show a positive and significant relationship between recreation facility use and retention, including 7.1 to 8.4 percentage points higher retention for users versus nonusers, holding other variables constant. Subsample analysis suggests the relationship between recreation facility use and retention differs across student subgroups. Key study contributions include linking card swipe data on facility usage with extensive student records, clearly defining facility users and nonusers, and introducing a new robustness check based on assignment of students to residence halls different distances from recreation facilities. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01