For a better campus sporting experience: Scale development and validation of the collegiate sportscape scale

A collegiate sportscape scale is developed to measure the elements contributing to students’ sport-related experiences on campus. The results revealed a 14-item scale. Specifically, the collegiate sportscape scale consists of four factors: sport and physical education classes (4 items), sport facili...

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Published inThe journal of hospitality, leisure, sport & tourism education Vol. 22; pp. 22 - 30
Main Authors Shin, Sunyun, Chiu, Weisheng, Lee, Hyun-Woo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2018
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
College campuses
College sports
Colleges & universities
Customer services
Education environment
Educational Administration
Higher Education
Mental health
Quality of life
Quantitative psychology
Scale development
Social interaction
Sports facilities
Sportscape
Student Attitudes
Student Development
Student Experience
Students
Teams
Universities
Scale development
College sports
Sportscape
Education environment
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Summary:A collegiate sportscape scale is developed to measure the elements contributing to students’ sport-related experiences on campus. The results revealed a 14-item scale. Specifically, the collegiate sportscape scale consists of four factors: sport and physical education classes (4 items), sport facilities (4 items), varsity teams (3 items), and intramural sports (3 items). The scale was found to be a valid and reliable measure to assess students’ sport-related experience on campus. Furthermore, collegiate sportscape positively influenced students’ loyalty toward the university both directly and indirectly through satisfaction. This scale can be useful for administrators to better understand students’ experience on campus.
ISSN:1473-8376
1473-8376
DOI:10.1016/j.jhlste.2017.12.002