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Emily Whyte; Bryan McCann; Paul McCarthy; Sharon Jackson – Child Care in Practice, 2024
Care-experienced children and young people are likely to experience early adversities that place them at increased risk of developing physical and mental health difficulties. Physical activity can help address the varied needs and interests of care-experienced children and young people and become a tool to manage mental health and well-being…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Influences, Children, Adolescents
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Conlon, Claire M.; Wilson, Charlotte E.; Gaffney, Paul; Stoker, Michael – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2018
This study aimed to understand the process of change within Wilderness Therapy. It used grounded theory to explore development and change during the programme and relate this to theories of adolescence and engagement, particularly for adolescents in the care system. Data collected from interviews with 11 adolescents were analysed using…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Therapy
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Agrawal, Padma – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1978
American and Australian adolescents scored higher on the Offer Self-Image Questionnaire than did Indian and Irish adolescents. The Questionnaire measured 11 conflict areas: impulse control, emotional tone, body and self-image, social attitudes, morals, sexual attitudes, family relations, external mastery, vocational and educational goals,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies