Physical Fitness Training and Counseling as Treatment for Youthful Offenders.

Hilyer, James C.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ266906

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1982-May

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Physical Fitness Training and Counseling as Treatment for Youthful Offenders.

Hilyer, James C.; And Others

Journal of Counseling Psychology, v29 n3 p292-303 May 1982

Two groups of 30 randomly selected male students in a state industrial school for youthful offenders were tested with a battery of physiological and psychological measures. The experimental group received a systematic physical fitness program. Significant differences on the posttest measures were found in favor of experimental students. (Author)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Correctional Institutions, Counseling Techniques, Delinquency, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Males, Physical Fitness, Program Descriptions, Psychological Evaluation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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