Student employment in campus recreation allows students to gain transferable skills. Previous studies show that students employed in specialized program areas have different experiences. Addressing the gap in research, the purpose of the study was to (a) understand the relationship between leadership development, effective communication, and meaningful interpersonal relationships of student group fitness instructors and (b) investigate if student instructors’ leadership development was associated with their work experience and demographics. A total of 111 student group fitness instructors from 17 different NIRSA institutions completed an electronic questionnaire in the fall of 2021. The results of multiple regression showed both building meaningful relationships and gaining communication skills were significant predictors for students’ leadership development, while the interpersonal relationship was a stronger predictor than communication skills. The study also indicated that student group fitness instructors perceived similar leadership development, regardless of their demographics and working experience in campus recreation.

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不仅仅是一份工作：学生健身教练在校园娱乐中的领导力、沟通和关系建设

学生在校园娱乐中的就业可以让学生获得可转移的技能。先前的研究表明，受雇于专业项目领域的学生有不同的经历。为了解决研究方面的差距，该研究的目的是（a）了解学生团体健身教练的领导力发展、有效沟通和有意义的人际关系之间的关系，以及（b）调查学生教练的领导力发展是否与其工作经验和人口统计数据。来自 17 个不同 NIRSA 机构的总共 111 名学生团体健身教练于 2021 年秋季完成了一份电子问卷。多元回归结果显示，建立有意义的关系和获得沟通技巧都是学生领导力发展的重要预测因素，而人际关系是比沟通技巧更强的预测指标。该研究还表明，学生团体健身教练认为，无论他们的人口统计数据和校园娱乐工作经验如何，他们都会感受到类似的领导力发展。