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Self Esteem of Young Children in a Camp
Situation
Evans, Piromrak Karnsaway
Dissertation. Texas Women's University 1992
Purpose:
Determine the effects of summer camp attendance
on children's self-esteem.
Sample:
40 girls, ages 7-10, (quantitative collection)
and 5 girls, ages 8 and 9, (qualitative
collection), upper middle class background,
attending an 8 week residential girls camp.
Methods/Instruments:
Pre-, post-test, Martinek-Zaichkowsky
Self-Concept Scale for Children, Participant
observations.
Results:
- Significant positive change in self-concept
scores.
- Age not correlated with change in self-concept
scores.
- Correlation between camping activities
and change in self-concept scores.
- Qualitative observations provided.
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