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 Appendix K
Variable Key for Regression

 Below are the rank order for the variables used in the regression analysis. An explanation of the variable names and rank ordering follows the listing for instruments.

Age       SPSS Key  
1 6-10       1 Experimental
  7-10     Design 2 Quasi-experimental
          3 Pre-experimental
2 8-11        
  8-12       1 Esteem
  8-13     Construct 2 Concept
  9-12       3 Sport Self-esteem
    camp 1 General   4 Sport Self-Knowledge
3 10-13   2 Special Focus   5 Confidence
  10-14       6 Self-Worth
  10-15       7 Global-Esteem
  12-15       8 Global Self-Worth
          9Efficay
4 13-17   CampGoal    
  13-18     2 Structured environment, focused on competence development
  15-18     3 Personal development/leisure skills
  16-18     4 Major/actual focus on development of aspects of self
           
5 7-15        
  9-16         
  10-16            Source    1  Juried Journal.                
                          2  Dissertation 
6 8-18                            3 Thesis  
  8-20                            4  Journal   
  12-18                            5  ERIC  
  12-20                            6  unpublished                        
           
timing          
1

Before / After

       Gender     1  Female
2 Before/Last                          2  Co-ed  
3 1st Day, 6week follow-up                        3  Male  
4 1st day / last day      
1st day / last week      
6 1st week / last week        Resident  1  
7 1st week/2nd week             Day 2  


Instrument
(Measure)  1  Self-Cathexis Test, (Secord & Jourard, 1953)

                    2   Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept, (1964)

                    3   Tennessee Self Concept, 1964/5

                    4   Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, 1965

                    5   Self-Esteem Inventory, (Coopersmith, 1967)

                    6   Researcher developed, combines (Cobb, 1966 & Rosenberg, 1965)

                    7   Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale (1969)

                    8   Draw a Person Task (author, 1973)

                    9   Martinez-Zaichkowsky (1977), Self-Concept Scale for Children

                   10  Perceived Competence for Children (Harter, 1979)

                   11  Self-Esteem of Musical Ability, (Schmidt, 1979)

                   12  Researcher questionnaire (author, 1979)

                   13  Children's Self Actualization Scale (Kajita, 1980)

                   14  Pier's-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale (1984)

                   15  Student's Self-Assessment Inventory (1984)

                   16  Self-Perception profile for children (Harter, 1985)

                   17  Personal Achievement Skills system, (Nelson & Pierce, 1987)

                   18  Pier's-Harris Children's Self Concept Scale (1984 translated to Spanish, Roca & Rodriguez, 1988)


Measure - the instrument used in research.  In chronological order.

Design - Arranged from most to least number of the components of an experiment.

Timing - When the measure was taken.  Arranged from outside, before and after, the camp experience to during the camp
              experience

Age - Grouped from younger to older based on small to larger age ranges.

Construct - Construct measured, arranged from most frequent and similar to less frequent and dissimilar.

Source - Type of publication arranged from more reviewed to less reviewed.

Campgoal - The philosophy of the camp, as stated in the primary research, grouped into one of the three categories.

 

 

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