Effect of International Paralympics Summer Youth Camp on self-esteem

Authors : Aynur DEMİREL, Ayça UYAN, Nevin ERGUN

Pages : 9-14

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Publication Date : 2016-04-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the changes in self-esteem in children with disabilities participating the First  International Paralympics Youth Summer Camp. Methods: Thirty disabled children from the United States insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(USA);, Kenya, and Turkey with visual impairments and physical  disabilities insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(17M, 13F, 7 visual impairment, 23 physical disability, mean age: 14.77±1.64 years); participated in this study.  Eligibility criteria for admission were to be native English and Turkish speaker and willingness to participate. Turkish and  English version of a valid and reliable the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale were applied to the children on the first and the last  days of the camp to assess the changes in self-esteem levels. The Wilcoxon test was used to compare the differences in selfesteem  between pre-and post-camp conditions. Results: Self-esteem level increased significantly in children from Turkey but decreased significantly in children from Kenya at  the end of the camp insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. There was no significant change in self-esteem level of children from USA insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p=0.66);. Conclusion: It is recommended that camps with different durations and more participants in further studies should be  organized to determine the effects of camps on the self-esteem.
Keywords : Self esteem, Camping, Disabled children

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