Tracking Goodness: a Three-year Statistical Log Analysis of Campus Lost-and-found Dynamics

Roilingel Puno Calilung; Precious Bernadette De Mesa Estrada

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i05.86440

Tracking Goodness: a Three-year Statistical Log Analysis of Campus Lost-and-found Dynamics

Author(s)	Mr. Roilingel Puno Calilung, Mrs. Precious Bernadette De Mesa Estrada
Country	Philippines
Abstract	This study examines the material, temporal, and demographic dynamics of campus property loss through a retrospective log analysis of institutional lost-and-found records at a private Philippine university (N = 85). Using a descriptive-quantitative design, the study addressed three research questions concerning (a) the material composition of lost items, (b) temporal trends in reported incidents, and (c) gender patterns among item owners and finders across three consecutive academic years (2022–2023, 2023–2024, and 2024–2025). High-value personal assets — wallets, cash, and mobile devices — accounted for 71.7% of all logged items. Reported incidents rose from 17 in 2022–2023 to 42 in 2024–2025, a 147.1% increase across the period sampled. Among finders whose gender was recorded, the split between women (n = 25) and men (n = 26) did not differ from an even 50/50 distribution, χ²(1, N = 51) = 0.02, p = .89; among owners with identified gender, women (n = 16) outnumbered men (n = 7) at a level approaching, but not reaching, conventional significance, χ²(1, N = 23) = 3.52, p = .061. However, gender was unrecorded for 38.8% of finder entries and 73.0% of owner entries, which limits how far these demographic patterns can be generalized. The findings support the value of centralized digital inventory systems, targeted asset-labeling campaigns, and formal recognition of student finders, while underscoring the need for improved intake documentation in future institutional recordkeeping.
Keywords	campus security, civic honesty, lost-and-found dynamics, prosocial behavior, property management, routine activity theory
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 5, September-October 2026
Published On	2026-09-08
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i05.86440

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Tracking Goodness: a Three-year Statistical Log Analysis of Campus Lost-and-found Dynamics

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