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

Jorge Asensio-Ramon, Joaquín F. Álvarez-Hernández, José M. Aguilar-Parra, Rubén Trigueros, Ana Manzano-León, Juan M. Fernandez-Campoy and Carolina Fernández-Jiménez
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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

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 14, 1-10

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.

Keywords: scouting; academic performance; scouts; self-concept; social skills (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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