Sense of Belonging:

Intramural Sports

By: Mariah Simonson and Scott Salsman

Why did we chose this topic?
We both love
Intramurals!
Who did we survey?
-IMLeagues.com

-Registered as undergraduates

-118 respondents
Who did we survey?

Survey Respondents Intramural Participants

Data Analysis
We Analyzed our data using Independent Samples T Test and Correlations.

Survey:
- 20 Questions
- Open-Ended
- Yes or No
- Likert Scale Questions
Do students feel like they belong?
Do students feel like they belong?
Intramurals have helped me connect to others on campus
What sports did students participate in?
Which class participated most?
Commuters vs. On-Campus
- Commuters vs. On-campus: I feel like intramurals have
helped me to belong to the APU community.
- On-campus mean was 3.12.
- Commuter mean was 3.08
- P<.05 T=.18
Male and Female Sport Participation
- Male and Female sport participation 1=yes 2=no
- Flag Football:
- men 1.50, women 1.73 p<.01 t= -2.28
- Soccer:
- men 1.73, women 1.59 p<.01 t= 1.36
- Basketball
- men 1.45, women 1.70 p<.05 t= -2.14
Cont.
- Softball:
- men 1.53, women 1.74 p<.01 t= -2.01
- Zumba:
- men 2.00, women 1.81 p<.001 t= 3.97
Male and Female Participation &
Belonging
- I would have played if I did not know anyone.
- Male 2.54, Female 2.67 P<.05 t=-.66

- Intramurals helped me to belong to the APU community

- Male 3.08, Female 3.13 P<.01 t=-.31
Weak Positive Correlations
- I joined in order to make new friends; I made new friends

- I was already friends with my teammates; I joined

intramurals to make new friends

- I joined intramurals to make friends; I would have played

even if i didn't know anybody.
Moderate Positive Correlations
- I made new friends; I spend time with my teammates
outside of games.

- I joined intramurals to be physically active; Intramurals has

helped me connected with others on campus

- How often participants came to games; I would not have

the friends I do without IM
Qualitative: Effect on Academics
Negative: Positive:

-Stayed up later -Study break

-Procrastinated -Relax/relieve stress

-Time management

-Focus

-Adapting to college life

Qualitative: Sense of Belonging
Strengths and Weaknesses
Intramural Programming:
Strengths:
- Participation
- Price
Weaknesses:
- Intramural Referees
- Overlap of games and seasons
Our Survey:
Strengths:
- High response rate
- Lots of qualitative data
Weaknesses:
- Limited number of male
participants
- Ethnic diversity
- Skipping questions
CAS Standards
Mission:
- foster healthy competition and community development

Internal and External Relations:

- Does the office create a sense of belonging with the
Intramural staff?
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