Project Challenge

Phone

(978) 468-7981

Project Adventure, Inc.

Fax

(978) 468-7605

P.O. Box 100

Website

www.pa.org

Hamilton, MA 01936

Focus Area

Age Group

Violence Prevention

High School

Targeted towards juvenile

Alternative Education

delinquents

 Outcomes

• decreased depression, hysteria, and number of physical complaints as indicated by MMPI-A scale scores
• decreased sensation seeking scores
• increased self-esteem

Research Category

5

Program evaluation report 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 delinquents=84

Valid/ Reliable Instrument

Yes

Sensation Seeking Scale; Tennessee Self-Concept Scale; Beck Depression Inventory and the MMPI-A

Results

Yes

Statistically significant. The effect size was not stated in the research reviewed.

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

Yes

Exemplary Project Award from the Georgia Governor's Advisory Counsel