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The effects of an organized camping
experience on self-concept change in relation
to three variables: age, sex, and observable
behavior change.
Krieger, W.
(Doctoral Dissertation, University of New
Mexico, 1970). Dissertation Abstracts
International, 31, 5131A.
Purpose:
Examine the effects of organized camping
on self-concept related to gender, age,
and behavior.
Sample:
Treatment group: 110 campers attending a
four-week session at a residential camp
operated by a Jewish community center.
Control Group: 71 children not participating
in an organized camping experience.
Methods/Instruments:
- Instrument: Lipsitt Self-Concept Scale
for Children, Bowers' Behavior Rating
Scale.
- Design: Pre-test/post-test with a control
group for self-concept scale only.
- Data Analysis: ANCOVA used to analyze
for differences in effect of treatment
on self-concept. ANOVA used to test differential
treatment effect on age and gender groups,
correlation coefficients used to test
the relationship between self-concept
change and observable behavior change.
Results:
- Significant difference between treatment
and control groups; campers experienced
significant positive changes in self-esteem.
However, large standard deviations indicate
negative self-concept change for many
campers.
- No significant difference in self-concept
changes by age or gender.
- No significant relationship between
self-concept change and observable behavior
change, although standard deviations indicates
that some campers showed an increase in
observable behavior scores in each category.
- No significant relationship between
self-concept change and change in ability
to learn, ability to build interpersonal
relationships with peers, change in inappropriate
behaviors, general mood of unhappiness
or depression, or change in tendency to
develop physical symptoms.
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