A Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of a Residential Experience
Research carried out at Castlerigg Manor in the summer term of 2008
Other answers given by the 32.05% who answered ‘much more’ to question 16:
Do you value spending time with others more or less?
Range of Responses
| none | much worse | much less | not at all | ||||
| a few | worse | less | a little | ||||
| a lot | the same | the same | a lot | ||||
| better | more | ||||||
| much better | much more |
Graph of ‘Positivity’
| This 32.05% | |
| All Questioned |
Graph of Difference in Positivity Compared to All Questioned
Other answers given by the 32.05% who answered ‘much more’ to question 16:
Do you value spending time with others more or less?
In Table Form
| Question | Positivity | Options | ||||||
| none | a few | a lot | ||||||
| Q2 | Have you happy memories of the week? | 100.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | |||
| Q3 | Have you made new friends? | 77.00% | 0.00% | 46.00% | 54.00% | |||
| Q4 | Have you enjoyed new experiences this week? | 95.00% | 0.00% | 10.00% | 90.00% | |||
| Question | Positivity | Options | ||||||||||
| much worse | worse | the same | better | much better | ||||||||
| Q5 | Have you a better or worse understanding of how others see you? | 71.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.00% | 50.00% | 46.00% | |||||
| Q6 | Do you consider yourself to be a better or a worse person? | 62.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 10.00% | 56.00% | 34.00% | |||||
| Q7 | Do you know how to look after yourself better? | 47.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 22.00% | 62.00% | 16.00% | |||||
| Q8 | Are you better or worse at making decisions? | 53.00% | 0.00% | 2.00% | 20.00% | 48.00% | 30.00% | |||||
| Q9 | Are you better or worse at speaking in front of others? | 58.00% | 2.00% | 0.00% | 18.00% | 40.00% | 40.00% | |||||
| Question | Positivity | Options | ||||||||||
| much less | less | the same | more | much more | ||||||||
| Q10 | Are you more or less trusting of others? | 64.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.00% | 60.00% | 34.00% | |||||
| Q11 | Are you more or less self-conscious? | 35.00% | 20.00% | 46.00% | 22.00% | 8.00% | 4.00% | |||||
| Q12 | Do you respect others more or less? | 71.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.00% | 50.00% | 46.00% | |||||
| Q13 | Do you value others more or less? | 75.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.00% | 42.00% | 54.00% | |||||
| Q14 | Would you say your friendships with the friends you had before you came are more or less strong? | 77.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.00% | 34.00% | 60.00% | |||||
| Q15 | Do you think you are more or less likely to give others a chance? | 76.53% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 46.94% | 53.06% | |||||
| Q17 | Do you think you understand those around you more or less? | 67.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.00% | 62.00% | 36.00% | |||||
| Q18 | Do you feel more or less likely to try out new things? | 76.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.00% | 36.00% | 58.00% | |||||
| Q19 | Do you value people who are different from you more or less? | 67.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 10.00% | 46.00% | 44.00% | |||||
| Q20 | Are you more or less concerned about equality in the world? | 60.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 14.00% | 52.00% | 34.00% | |||||
| Q21 | Do you feel more or less concern for the environment? | 33.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 42.00% | 50.00% | 8.00% | |||||
| Q22 | Are you more or less likely to take things for granted? | 46.00% | 24.00% | 56.00% | 10.00% | 8.00% | 2.00% | |||||
| Q23 | Do you feel you know more or less about your faith? | 71.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 8.00% | 42.00% | 50.00% | |||||
| Q24 | Would you say your faith is more or less strong? | 73.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 8.00% | 38.00% | 54.00% | |||||
| Q25 | Is the church more or less important to you? | 53.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 22.00% | 50.00% | 28.00% | |||||
| Q26 | Do you feel more or less close to God? | 66.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 16.00% | 36.00% | 48.00% | |||||
| Q27 | Do you feel more or less like praying? | 54.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 24.00% | 44.00% | 32.00% | |||||
| Q28 | Do you feel you are more or less religious? | 50.00% | 0.00% | 2.00% | 24.00% | 46.00% | 28.00% | |||||
| Q29 | Do you feel you are more or less embarrassed about your religion? | 46.00% | 36.00% | 32.00% | 24.00% | 4.00% | 4.00% | |||||
| Q30 | Do you value working in a team more or less? | 71.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 8.00% | 42.00% | 50.00% | |||||
| Q31 | Do you value listening to others more or less? | 67.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 6.00% | 54.00% | 40.00% | |||||
| Question | Positivity | Options | ||||||
| not at all | a little | a lot | ||||||
| Q32 | Do you feel you have learnt more about yourself? | 92.00% | 0.00% | 16.00% | 84.00% | |||
| Q33 | Do you value yourself more? | 70.00% | 2.00% | 56.00% | 42.00% | |||
| Q34 | Have you felt a sense of achievement this week? | 91.00% | 0.00% | 18.00% | 82.00% | |||
| Q35 | Do you feel you have changed? | 77.00% | 0.00% | 46.00% | 54.00% | |||
| Q36 | Have your priorities in life changed? | 64.00% | 14.00% | 44.00% | 42.00% | |||
| Q37 | Have you learnt how to get on with people better? | 89.00% | 0.00% | 22.00% | 78.00% | |||
| Q38 | Have you learnt about how to make new friends? | 84.00% | 0.00% | 32.00% | 68.00% | |||
| Q39 | Do you feel differently about the world you live in? | 72.00% | 8.00% | 40.00% | 52.00% | |||
| Q40 | Have you had fun? | 100.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 100.00% | |||
| Q41 | Did you feel challenged this week? | 70.00% | 6.00% | 48.00% | 46.00% | |||
Questions in order of magnitude of difference in positivity
by the 32.05% who answered ‘much more’ to question 16:
Do you value spending time with others more or less?
| Question | Positivity | |||
| This 32.05% | All Questioned | Difference | ||
| Q14 | Would you say your friendships with the friends you had before you came are more or less strong? | 77.00% | 51.95% | 25.05% |
| Q15 | Do you think you are more or less likely to give others a chance? | 76.53% | 54.87% | 21.66% |
| Q19 | Do you value people who are different from you more or less? | 67.00% | 47.12% | 19.88% |
| Q24 | Would you say your faith is more or less strong? | 73.00% | 53.25% | 19.75% |
| Q25 | Is the church more or less important to you? | 53.00% | 34.09% | 18.91% |
| Q27 | Do you feel more or less like praying? | 54.00% | 35.71% | 18.29% |
| Q18 | Do you feel more or less likely to try out new things? | 76.00% | 58.65% | 17.35% |
| Q26 | Do you feel more or less close to God? | 66.00% | 48.70% | 17.30% |
| Q10 | Are you more or less trusting of others? | 64.00% | 46.79% | 17.21% |
| Q29 | Do you feel you are more or less embarrassed about your religion? | 46.00% | 28.90% | 17.10% |
| Q20 | Are you more or less concerned about equality in the world? | 60.00% | 43.27% | 16.73% |
| Q13 | Do you value others more or less? | 75.00% | 58.65% | 16.35% |
| Q12 | Do you respect others more or less? | 71.00% | 54.81% | 16.19% |
| Q11 | Are you more or less self-conscious? | 35.00% | 19.55% | 15.45% |
| Q32 | Do you feel you have learnt more about yourself? | 92.00% | 77.56% | 14.44% |
| Q23 | Do you feel you know more or less about your faith? | 71.00% | 57.14% | 13.86% |
| Q5 | Have you a better or worse understanding of how others see you? | 71.00% | 57.37% | 13.63% |
| Q17 | Do you think you understand those around you more or less? | 67.00% | 53.53% | 13.47% |
| Q22 | Are you more or less likely to take things for granted? | 46.00% | 32.79% | 13.21% |
| Q36 | Have your priorities in life changed? | 64.00% | 51.28% | 12.72% |
| Q6 | Do you consider yourself to be a better or a worse person? | 62.00% | 49.68% | 12.32% |
| Q31 | Do you value listening to others more or less? | 67.00% | 55.52% | 11.48% |
| Q39 | Do you feel differently about the world you live in? | 72.00% | 60.58% | 11.42% |
| Q35 | Do you feel you have changed? | 77.00% | 65.71% | 11.29% |
| Q7 | Do you know how to look after yourself better? | 47.00% | 35.90% | 11.10% |
| Q28 | Do you feel you are more or less religious? | 50.00% | 39.29% | 10.71% |
| Q21 | Do you feel more or less concern for the environment? | 33.00% | 22.40% | 10.60% |
| Q37 | Have you learnt how to get on with people better? | 89.00% | 78.90% | 10.10% |
| Q8 | Are you better or worse at making decisions? | 53.00% | 43.59% | 9.41% |
| Q30 | Do you value working in a team more or less? | 71.00% | 61.69% | 9.31% |
| Q33 | Do you value yourself more? | 70.00% | 61.04% | 8.96% |
| Q9 | Are you better or worse at speaking in front of others? | 58.00% | 49.36% | 8.64% |
| Q34 | Have you felt a sense of achievement this week? | 91.00% | 82.37% | 8.63% |
| Q38 | Have you learnt about how to make new friends? | 84.00% | 75.64% | 8.36% |
| Q3 | Have you made new friends? | 77.00% | 68.91% | 8.09% |
| Q4 | Have you enjoyed new experiences this week? | 95.00% | 88.14% | 6.86% |
| Q2 | Have you happy memories of the week? | 100.00% | 94.55% | 5.45% |
| Q41 | Did you feel challenged this week? | 70.00% | 65.38% | 4.62% |
| Q40 | Have you had fun? | 100.00% | 95.51% | 4.49% |