Club and Intramural Sports Participation and College Student Academic Success

Vasold, Kerri; Deere, Samantha J.; Pivarnik, James M.

doi:10.1177/1558866119840085

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“…Given the close proximity in which many university students live in dormitories or other off-campus high-density housing [ 9 ], the potential for rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2 is a relevant concern. University students are also expected to have different social connectedness compared with the general population, such as participation in athletics or social clubs [ 9 , 10 ]. In addition, the academic course structure of both undergraduate and graduate student education has been shown to have a high degree of connected networks, thus fostering the social conditions for the spread of an infectious disease such as SARS-CoV-2 [ 11 ].…”

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A Cross-Sectional Study Examining the Seroprevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Antibodies in a University Student Population

Tilley

Ayvazyan

Martinez

et al. 2020

Journal of Adolescent Health

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Purpose The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibodies in a university student population. Methods This was a cross-sectional survey study based on the World Health Organization population-based seroepidemiological investigational protocol for SARS-CoV-2 conducted between April 29, 2020, and May 8, 2020, examining SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence among 790 university students in Los Angeles, CA. Participants completed a questionnaire on potential risk factors before blood sampling. Samples were analyzed using the EUROIMMUN Anti-SARS-CoV-2 ELISA (IgG) for the qualitative detection of IgG class antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in human serum or plasma. Results The estimated prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibody was 4.0% (3.0%, 5.1%). Factors associated with having a positive test included history of anosmia and/or loss of taste (95% CI: 1.4–9.6). A history of respiratory symptoms, with or without fever, was not associated with a positive antibody test. Conclusions Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the undergraduate and graduate student university population was similar to community prevalence.

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A Cross-Sectional Study Examining the Seroprevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Antibodies in a University Student Population

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Martinez

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Journal of Adolescent Health

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“…Thus, mathematics achievement differences may stem from aerobic fitness modulating cognitive resources available for solving more demanding problems that require more effortful procedural strategies (i.e., exact and approximate calculation). Although previous literature investigating the association of aerobic fitness and physical activity participation with academic achievement during college has used self-reported grade point averages (Keating et al, 2019;Vasold et al, 2019), the present findings provide preliminary evidence to suggest that aerobic fitness-even in college-aged young adults-is associated with improved mathematics achievement. However, it is important to acknowledge the speculation of such an assertion given the present investigation did not also collect a measure of mathematics achievement.…”

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“…Indeed, higher aerobic fitness is related to greater efficiency of neural networks underlying aspects of cognitive control, attention, and memory (Åberg et al, 2009;Chaddock et al, 2010Chaddock et al, , 2011Dupuy et al, 2015;Hillman et al, 2002;Hogan et al, 2013;Huang et al, 2015;Ruiz et al, 2010;Song et al, 2016). Moreover, greater physical activity participation-and relatedly, higher aerobic fitness-is associated with superior academic achievement during childhood (Castelli et al, 2007;Davis & Cooper, 2011;Eveland-Sayers et al, 2009), adolescence (Logi Kristjánsson et al, 2010;London & Castrechini, 2011;Morita et al, 2016;Suchert et al, 2016), and the college years (Keating et al, 2019;Vasold et al, 2019). In particular, these fitness-related differences are most prominent for mathematics (Blom et al, 2011;Castelli et al, 2007;Chomitz et al, 2009;Colquitt et al, 2011;Davis & Cooper, 2011;de Greeff et al, 2014;Desai et al, 2015;Hansen et al, 2014;Rauner et al, 2013).…”

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Aerobic Fitness Relates to Superior Exact and Approximate Arithmetic Processing in College-Aged Adults

McGowan¹,

Chandler²,

Pontifex³

2020

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Compelling evidence supports the association between the attribute of aerobic fitness and achievement scores on standardized tests of mathematics, but the underlying reasons for this association remain unclear. The present investigation sought to clarify the nature of the relationship between aerobic fitness and arithmetic processing by examining the extent to which these fitness-related differences in mathematics are attributed to individual differences in more efficient processing (efficiency hypothesis) or enhanced allocation of cognitive resources (resources hypothesis) in a sample of 118 college-aged adults. Combining behavioral measures to examine speed and accuracy of processing with pupillary measures that indicate resource allocation, participants completed a complex arithmetic task prior to performing a maximal graded exercise test to assess their aerobic fitness level. The arithmetic task comprised problems with varying levels of difficulty, requiring participants to determine whether a sum of two numbers was greater than or less than 100, which could be solved using either approximate or exact calculation strategies. Higher aerobic fitness was associated with 1) shorter reaction time across all problems, 2) superior accuracy for difficult problems employing exact arithmetic, and 3) greater task-evoked pupillary reactivity for the difficult problems requiring approximate and exact arithmetic strategies. These results indicate that individuals higher in aerobic fitness have more cognitive resources available to solve difficult problems faster and more accurately. These data provide initial evidence to suggest that fitness-related differences in mathematics achievement may result from modulation of cognitive resources underlying superior execution of procedural strategies during arithmetic performance. Accordingly, higher cardiovascular health may be implicated in superior health literacy (e.g., interpreting blood sugar readings and other clinical data), thus affecting the motivation to take action and engage in health behaviors based on quantitative information.

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“…Students who are part of clubs are more likely to have larger friend groups and report higher personal autonomy than those who are not part of on-campus clubs (Foubert & Urbanski, 2006). Students who participate in sports clubs are also more likely to report higher grade-point averages than non-participants (Vasold et al, 2019). Beyond the general benefits of taking part in an on-campus club, ethnicity-based organizations also hold additional benefits for students.…”

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Building Bridges to Better Bonds?: Differential On-Campus Participation between International and Domestic Students

Malette

Ismailzai

2020

CJHE

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Helping international students create meaningful on-campus connections is a major part of higher education’s internationalization efforts. By focusing on the efforts made by both international and domestic students to develop a sense of belonging through on-campus organizations like clubs and sports, we have the opportunity to consider their active creation of bridging and bonding capital. Through structured interviews with 150 international Asian and domestic White and Asian students enrolled at one of the largest universities in Canada, this research demonstrates that ethnicity-based on-campus organizations play a key role in helping international students build bonding capital on campus. However, findings from this research also demonstrate that international and domestic student groups do not take part in the same on-campus organizations. Differences in participation and discriminatory attitudes held by domestic White students have the potential to inhibit bridging capital, limiting integration between student groups

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Club and Intramural Sports Participation and College Student Academic Success

Cited by 33 publications

References 38 publications

A Cross-Sectional Study Examining the Seroprevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Antibodies in a University Student Population

A Cross-Sectional Study Examining the Seroprevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Antibodies in a University Student Population

Aerobic Fitness Relates to Superior Exact and Approximate Arithmetic Processing in College-Aged Adults

Building Bridges to Better Bonds?: Differential On-Campus Participation between International and Domestic Students

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