title: Scouting and Girl Scout curriculum as interventions: effects on adolescents' self-esteem.
abstract: 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-Esteem.
authors.affiliation: College of Social Work, University of Kentucky, Lexington 40506, USA.
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authors.lastname: Royse
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003479:Curriculum; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009939:Organizations, Nonprofit; D010555:Personality Inventory; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012649:Self Concept