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Sense of Community in Campus Recreation Centers: Assessing Students at a 2-Year College

Kim, Moohyeon
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Campus recreation is popular at 2-year institutions yet rarely examined by researchers. Students at these schools face unique challenges and creating sense of community on campus can be important for retention and other factors. Students’ sense of community with recreation centers may influence their recreational activities/participation. Student personal characteristics may also influence their campus recreation center sense of community. Thus, the purpose of this study was to examine the direct relationship between campus recreation center participants' sense of community and their recreation participation based on different demographic populations (gender, race/ethnicity, year in school, residency status) at a 2-year institution. A quantitative cross-sectional study design was used, and survey data (N = 68) was collected via a 26-item survey. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, and regressions were conducted. Overall sense of community was moderate. The highest factor in sense of community was Reinforcement of Needs and lowest was influence. The results showed no significant differences between genders, race/ethnicity groups, domestic vs. international status, and years in school groups. The campus recreation attendance was not the predictor to affect the level of sense of community. This information is useful for campus recreation leaders to better design effective and inclusive policies and broader programs in which students from underrepresented groups can also participate in various programs and feel sense of community to the recreation community.

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2026-07-27
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Campus recreation, sense of community, community college, student well-being.
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Kim, Moohyeon. (2026). Sense of Community in Campus Recreation Centers: Assessing Students at a 2-Year College. Thesis, Georgia State University. https://doi.org/10.57709/321
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