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Impact of the Social Benefits of Intramural Sports on Korean Students’ Quality of College Life and Loyalty: A Comparison Between Lowerclassmen and Upperclassmen

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Participation in intramural sports plays an important role in the lives of university students. To understand the impact of intramural sports on university students, this study proposed a research model to investigate the relationships between social benefits of intramural sports, quality of college life, and students’ loyalty toward the university. Also, the differences in the effects of intramural sports’ social benefits on quality of college life and student loyalty between lowerclassmen and upperclassmen groups were compared. In this study, the lowerclassmen refer to freshmen and sophomores, and upperclassmen are including juniors and seniors in the university. Students at a large university located in Seoul, Korea (N = 296) completed a questionnaire immediately following their participation in intramural sports. The results found that the perceived social benefits of intramural sports had a positive influence on students’ quality of college life, which in turn, had a positive impact on their loyalty toward the university. However, the relationship between the social benefits of intramural sports and loyalty was not found. Moreover, the results of the multi-group analysis revealed the significant difference between lowerclassmen and upperclassmen. Particularly, impacts of intramural sports’ social benefits on the quality of college life and loyalty are stronger for upperclassmen. The findings suggest that university administrators should offer various intramural sports programs and services to satisfy students’ need and further enhance their loyalty toward the university.

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  1. In this study, lowerclassmen refer to the first-year and second-year students in the university, including freshmen and sophomores. Upperclassmen are the third-year, fourth-year, and fifth-year students in the university, including juniors and seniors.

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Intramural sports

 IS1: Intramural sports have provided me many opportunities for social interaction

 IS2: I feel a sense of family among participants of intramural sports*

 IS3: I made many friends through participating in intramural sports programs

 IS4: I really enjoyed the social interaction in intramural sports program

Quality of college life

 QCL1: In general, how satisfied are you with the overall quality of student life at this university

 QCL2: How satisfied are you with the overall quality of life for you personally at this university?

 QCL3: How satisfied, would you say, most of your friends and other classmates are with the overall quality of life at this university?

Loyalty

 Loy1: If I were faced with the same choice again, I would still choose the same university

 Loy2: I would recommend my university to someone else to prepare for a career

 Loy3: I have no qualms about recommending the careers offered by this university to prospective students

  1. IS2 was removed due to low factor loading

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Shin, S., Chiu, W. & Lee, HW. Impact of the Social Benefits of Intramural Sports on Korean Students’ Quality of College Life and Loyalty: A Comparison Between Lowerclassmen and Upperclassmen. Asia-Pacific Edu Res 28, 181–192 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40299-018-0425-y

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