Scouting and girl scout curriculum as interventions: effects on adolescents' self-esteem.

From: Adolescence | Date: March 22, 1998| Author: Royse, David | Copyright information

This study examined participation in Girl Scouts and use of scouting curriculum as interventions for increasing the self-esteem of female adolescents. There were no significant pre/post differences among comparison groups. However, Girl Scouts had higher self-esteem than did girls without scouting experience and there were statistically significant differences in self-esteem by age group. Self-esteem decreased with age as measured by both the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Index of Self-...

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