Purpose:
This study developed and validated the consistency of a structural equation model of factors influencing the effectiveness of campus recreation management.

Methods:
The study involved 416 teachers and administrators, enrolled with multistage sampling in four university groups: public universities, Rajamangala University of Technology, Rajabhat University, and private universities. The data collection tool was a 5-rating-scale questionnaire. The data were analysed with descriptive statistics. The validity of the structural equation model was tested with the LISREL 8.72 software.

Results:
The study proved that the structural equation model was consistent with the empirical data, with a statistical significance level of 0.05 (&#967² = 124.75, df = 83, p = 0.048, RMSEA = 0.035, GFI = 0.93, AGFI = 0.96).

Conclusions:
The factors influencing the effectiveness of campus recreation management ordered from the highest to lowest mean score were: organization characteristics, internal environment, employee characteristics, and managerial policies and practices. The independent variables in the structural equation model could explain 68% of the variation in the effectiveness of campus recreation management.