LEGACY

 LEGACY

Phone

(978) 468-7981

Project Adventure, Inc.

Fax

(978) 468-7605

P.O. Box 100

Website

www.pa.org

Hamilton, MA 01936

 

 

Program Description

 Focus Area

Age Group

Alternative Education

High School

Targeted for juvenile delinquent students

Problem Solving

 

Violence Prevention

 

Research Description

 Outcomes

  • increased feelings of anger and resentment
  • increased projection as indicated by MMPI scores
  • decreased self-esteem

 

Research Category

 

The research category is left blank because the results were negative.

Paper presented at the 1997 First International Adventure Therapy Conference in Western Australia was reviewed.

Design

Other

Pre-posttest design with experimental group only.

Multiple Studies

N/A

The information in the research reviewed did not indicate that other studies have been conducted.

Sample Size

<50

Juvenile delinquent males=24

Valid/ Reliable Instrument

Yes

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescents; Tennessee Self Concept Scale

Results

N/A

Statistically significant in a negative way.

Published

N/A

The research reviewed did not indicate that studies were published.

Follow-up Data

N/A

The research reviewed did not indicate that a follow-up study was conducted.

Award

N/A

The research reviewed did not indicate that the program received any awards.