FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENTS' DECISIONS TO USE FITNESS SERVICES AT RAJABHAT MAHA SARAKHAM UNIVERSITY

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ตรีเพชร เติมพันธ์ทุนันท์
ธีรวัฒน์ จำเพาะ
จิตรลดา สิทธิจินดา
ตะนาพร จันทะระอินทร์
Tongfaii Dathong
Tanawanaphorn Srimuang

Abstract

The goal of this study was to investigate the factors that influence students' decisions to use fitness services at Mahasarakham Rajabhat University. The sample consisted of students attending Mahasarakham Rajabhat University. In the academic year 2023, there were 375 students. The research tool is a questionnaire on factors that influence students' decisions to use fitness services at Mahasarakham Rajabhat University. There are 7 aspects:
1) product, 2) price, 3) distribution channels, 4) marketing promotion, 5) personnel, 6) service process, and
7) physical appearance creation and presentation. The statistics used to analyze the data were the mean, standard deviation, and percentage. The results showed that the factors that influence Mahasarakham Rajabhat University students' decision to use fitness services are at the highest level in all seven aspects.

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เติมพันธ์ทุนันท์ ต., จำเพาะ ธ. ., สิทธิจินดา จ., จันทะระอินทร์ ต. ., Dathong, T. ., & Srimuang, T. (2024). FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENTS’ DECISIONS TO USE FITNESS SERVICES AT RAJABHAT MAHA SARAKHAM UNIVERSITY. Sports Science and Health Innovation Journal, Rajabhat University Group of Thailand, 3(3), 23–32. retrieved from https://he03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/SPSC_Network/article/view/2212
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บทความวิจัย
Author Biography

Tanawanaphorn Srimuang, Devision of Sports Science, Faculty of Education, Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University

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