ERIC Number: EJ914268
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 33
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ISSN: ISSN-1554-2998
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Fostering Healthy Development among Middle School Females: A Summer Program
Caton, Mary; Field, Julaine E.; Kolbert, Jered B.
Journal of School Counseling, v8 n39 2010
This study seeks to understand the effectiveness of a five-day residential leadership camp on the body image, assertiveness skills, attitudes towards gender equality, conflict resolution skills of early adolescent girl participants. To investigate the significance of the intervention, camp participants were asked to complete several instruments including the Adolescent Femininity Ideology Scale Parts 1 and 2 (Tolman & Porche, 2000), the Attitudes Toward Women Scale for Adolescents (Galambos, Peterson, Richards, & Gitelson, 1985), the Body Appreciation Scale (Avalos, Tylka, & Wood-Barcalow, 2005), and the Conflict Resolution Scale (Smith, Daunic, Miller, & Robinson, 2002). These instruments were given in a pretest/posttest format and were analyzed for significance through a repeated measures MANOVA test. Statistical significance was found for every scale but the conflict resolution style subscale of the Conflict Resolution Scale (Smith et al., 2002). Specific implications for school counselors are discussed. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Self Concept, Conflict, Early Adolescents, Assertiveness, Measures (Individuals), Statistical Significance, Sexual Identity, Conflict Resolution, School Counselors, Females, Program Effectiveness, Residential Programs, Sex Fairness, Intervention, Pretests Posttests, Multivariate Analysis, Human Body, Leadership, Middle School Students
Journal of School Counseling. Montana State University, College of Education, Health and Human Development, P.O. Box 172940, Bozeman, MT 59717. Tel: 406-994-4133; Fax: 406-994-1854; e-mail: ehhddean@montana.edu; Web site: http://jsc.montana.edu
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools
Audience: Counselors
Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Attitudes Toward Women Scale
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