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- Title
A Comparative Analysis of Perceived Benefits of Participation Between Recreational Sport Programs.
- Authors
Lower, Leeann M.; Turner, Brian A.; Petersen, Jeffrey C.
- Abstract
This study examined recreational sports, with a focus on a comparative analysis of the overall, social, intellectual, and fitness perceived benefits associated with participation in three separate recreational program areas: group fitness, intramural sport, and sport clubs. A survey instrument, based upon the Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire (TEOSQ) and Quality and Importance of Recreational Services (QIRS) perceived benefit scale, was administered to 1,176 students at a postsecondary institution. Results revealed a significant difference in perceived benefits between recreational program areas, with sport clubs reporting the greatest mean in all four perceived benefit groups (overall, social, intellectual, fitness). The study also found a significant positive correlation between all perceived benefit groups. These findings have implications for practitioners in terms of perceived benefit differences, suggesting advantages of the sport club program structure and the potential multiple effects of enhancing a perceived benefit group.
- Subjects
RECREATIONAL sports; RECREATION for college students; PHYSICAL fitness; INTRAMURAL sports; SPORTS
- Publication
Recreational Sports Journal, 2013, Vol 37, Issue 1, p66
- ISSN
1558-8661
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1123/rsj.37.1.66