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The Influence of the Scout Movement as a Free Time Option on Improving Academic Performance, Self-Esteem and Social Skills in Adolescents

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  • Jorge Asensio-Ramon

    (Hum-878 Research Team, Health Research Centre, Department of Psychology, University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain)

  • Joaquín F. Álvarez-Hernández

    (Hum-878 Research Team, Health Research Centre, Department of Psychology, University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain)

  • José M. Aguilar-Parra

    (Hum-878 Research Team, Health Research Centre, Department of Psychology, University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain)

  • Rubén Trigueros

    (Department of Language and Education, University of Antonio de Nebrija, 28015 Madrid, Spain)

  • Ana Manzano-León

    (Hum-878 Research Team, Health Research Centre, Department of Psychology, University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain)

  • Juan M. Fernandez-Campoy

    (Department of Education, University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain)

  • Carolina Fernández-Jiménez

    (Department of Psychology, University of Granada, 18010 Granada, Spain)

Abstract

The word scouting refers to the Scout movement, born more than a hundred years ago, which educates millions of young people between the ages of six and twenty-one in their leisure time. We aimed to study the effects of scouting on the academic results, social skills, and self-esteem of high school youths compared to a non-scout sample. The selected sample consisted of 430 secondary students aged between thirteen and seventeen. Self-esteem and social skills were measured, and the average mark of the total sample was analysed. After the study, it was shown that belonging to the scout movement significantly influences the improvement of academic results in formal education and conflict resolution; however, there are no statistically significant differences in self-esteem and other social skills.

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  • Jorge Asensio-Ramon & Joaquín F. Álvarez-Hernández & José M. Aguilar-Parra & Rubén Trigueros & Ana Manzano-León & Juan M. Fernandez-Campoy & Carolina Fernández-Jiménez, 2020. "The Influence of the Scout Movement as a Free Time Option on Improving Academic Performance, Self-Esteem and Social Skills in Adolescents," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(14), pages 1-10, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:14:p:5215-:d:386742
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    1. Agnieszka Koszałka-Silska & Agata Korcz & Agata Wiza, 2021. "The Impact of Physical Education Based on the Adventure Education Programme on Self-Esteem and Social Competences of Adolescent Boys," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(6), pages 1-14, March.

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