The effectiveness of three methods of physical education programing for improving the physical performance and reducing undesirable behavior of 96 emotionally disturbed boys (ages 8 to 14 years) was studied in an 8-week summer camp setting. Subjects were initially diagnosed and grouped by psychiatrists as aggressive, hyperactive, or withdrawn. Stratified randomization was then used to assign Ss to the treatments of physical fitness, general coordination, specific coordination, and control. Pretest and posttest data were collected in 3 motoric areas (strength, endurance, and coordination) and 15 affective areas (subscales of Devereux and Quay instruments). Covariance analysis indicated that while specific coordination procedures yielded superior performance on the motoric measures, little change in affective aspects was noted among the four treatments. (Author)