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Publication Date: 2020-Dec
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Summer Camp: Enhancing Empathy through Positive Behavior and Social and Emotional Learning
Carpio de los Pinos, Carmen; Soto, Antonio Gobea; Martín Conty, José Luis; Serrano, Rosa Conty
Journal of Experiential Education, v43 n4 p398-415 Dec 2020
Background: Summer camp is proposed as a context to enhance prosocial behavior. This context could be used to apply intervention programs, in addition to being a time of fun and conviviality. A camp-based intervention program to increase empathy was administered for adolescents at risk. Purpose: The aim of this study was to apply and evaluate a positive behavior and social and emotional learning (SEL) intervention on empathy. Methodology/Approach: This exploratory study was carried out with pre-post quantitative design, based on a single-group intervention, with 113 adolescents aged 12 to 17 years. Change in empathy was measured by means of a standardized test and participant observation. We used evidence-based interventions, drawing on the principles of positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) and SEL approach. Findings/Conclusions: An intervention in positive behavior and SEL was useful in improving empathy in at-risk adolescents. The enhancement was noticeable in both cognitive and emotional empathy, more specifically in the constructs of perspective taking and empathic concern. Implications: Summer camps might be considered an appropriate setting for interventions with at-risk adolescents.
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Camps, Experiential Learning, Empathy, Perspective Taking, Prosocial Behavior, Positive Behavior Supports, Social Development, Emotional Development, Intervention, At Risk Persons, Adolescents, Gender Differences, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Family Problems
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Interpersonal Reactivity Index
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