Residential Wilderness Programs: The Role of Social Support in Influencing Self-Evaluations of Male Adolescents.
This qualitative study explores the aspects of a residential wilderness experience that informed self-evaluations in male adolescents, ages 12–16. To assess change in self-evaluations and program factors associated with change, qualitative interviews were conducted with adolescents upon entry to th...
| Published in: | Adolescence Vol. 43; no. 172; pp. 751 - 775 |
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Libra Publishers Inc.
Winter2008
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