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 38.71% who answered ‘the same’ to question 29:
Do you feel you are more or less embarrassed about your religion?
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 38.71% | |
| All Questioned |
Graph of Difference in Positivity Compared to All Questioned
Other answers given by the 38.71% who answered ‘the same’ to question 29:
Do you feel you are more or less embarrassed about your religion?
In Table Form
| Question | Positivity | Options | ||||||
| none | a few | a lot | ||||||
| Q2 | Have you happy memories of the week? | 90.83% | 0.00% | 18.33% | 81.67% | |||
| Q3 | Have you made new friends? | 62.50% | 5.00% | 65.00% | 30.00% | |||
| Q4 | Have you enjoyed new experiences this week? | 85.00% | 1.67% | 26.67% | 71.67% | |||
| Question | Positivity | Options | ||||||||||
| much worse | worse | the same | better | much better | ||||||||
| Q5 | Have you a better or worse understanding of how others see you? | 52.50% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 15.00% | 65.00% | 20.00% | |||||
| Q6 | Do you consider yourself to be a better or a worse person? | 38.33% | 0.00% | 3.33% | 28.33% | 56.67% | 11.67% | |||||
| Q7 | Do you know how to look after yourself better? | 26.67% | 0.00% | 3.33% | 45.00% | 46.67% | 5.00% | |||||
| Q8 | Are you better or worse at making decisions? | 35.00% | 0.00% | 1.67% | 35.00% | 55.00% | 8.33% | |||||
| Q9 | Are you better or worse at speaking in front of others? | 40.83% | 0.00% | 3.33% | 28.33% | 51.67% | 16.67% | |||||
| Question | Positivity | Options | ||||||||||
| much less | less | the same | more | much more | ||||||||
| Q10 | Are you more or less trusting of others? | 40.83% | 0.00% | 6.67% | 18.33% | 61.67% | 13.33% | |||||
| Q11 | Are you more or less self-conscious? | 11.67% | 5.00% | 33.33% | 43.33% | 16.67% | 1.67% | |||||
| Q12 | Do you respect others more or less? | 46.67% | 0.00% | 1.67% | 13.33% | 75.00% | 10.00% | |||||
| Q13 | Do you value others more or less? | 50.83% | 0.00% | 1.67% | 15.00% | 63.33% | 20.00% | |||||
| Q14 | Would you say your friendships with the friends you had before you came are more or less strong? | 44.07% | 3.39% | 3.39% | 22.03% | 44.07% | 27.12% | |||||
| Q15 | Do you think you are more or less likely to give others a chance? | 42.50% | 0.00% | 5.00% | 16.67% | 66.67% | 11.67% | |||||
| Q16 | Do you value spending time with others more or less? | 52.50% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 15.00% | 65.00% | 20.00% | |||||
| Q17 | Do you think you understand those around you more or less? | 43.33% | 1.67% | 0.00% | 16.67% | 73.33% | 8.33% | |||||
| Q18 | Do you feel more or less likely to try out new things? | 43.33% | 0.00% | 1.67% | 30.00% | 48.33% | 20.00% | |||||
| Q19 | Do you value people who are different from you more or less? | 37.50% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 36.67% | 51.67% | 11.67% | |||||
| Q20 | Are you more or less concerned about equality in the world? | 28.33% | 1.67% | 0.00% | 48.33% | 40.00% | 10.00% | |||||
| Q21 | Do you feel more or less concern for the environment? | 9.17% | 1.67% | 0.00% | 76.67% | 21.67% | 0.00% | |||||
| Q22 | Are you more or less likely to take things for granted? | 26.67% | 10.00% | 45.00% | 35.00% | 8.33% | 1.67% | |||||
| Q23 | Do you feel you know more or less about your faith? | 45.00% | 1.67% | 0.00% | 23.33% | 56.67% | 18.33% | |||||
| Q24 | Would you say your faith is more or less strong? | 34.17% | 1.67% | 5.00% | 33.33% | 43.33% | 16.67% | |||||
| Q25 | Is the church more or less important to you? | 13.33% | 1.67% | 1.67% | 66.67% | 28.33% | 1.67% | |||||
| Q26 | Do you feel more or less close to God? | 26.67% | 1.67% | 0.00% | 50.00% | 40.00% | 8.33% | |||||
| Q27 | Do you feel more or less like praying? | 14.17% | 3.33% | 1.67% | 61.67% | 30.00% | 3.33% | |||||
| Q28 | Do you feel you are more or less religious? | 17.50% | 1.67% | 3.33% | 58.33% | 31.67% | 5.00% | |||||
| Q30 | Do you value working in a team more or less? | 53.33% | 0.00% | 1.67% | 16.67% | 55.00% | 26.67% | |||||
| Q31 | Do you value listening to others more or less? | 45.00% | 0.00% | 1.67% | 21.67% | 61.67% | 15.00% | |||||
| Question | Positivity | Options | ||||||
| not at all | a little | a lot | ||||||
| Q32 | Do you feel you have learnt more about yourself? | 68.33% | 3.33% | 56.67% | 40.00% | |||
| Q33 | Do you value yourself more? | 50.00% | 13.33% | 73.33% | 13.33% | |||
| Q34 | Have you felt a sense of achievement this week? | 70.00% | 6.67% | 46.67% | 46.67% | |||
| Q35 | Do you feel you have changed? | 55.83% | 11.67% | 65.00% | 23.33% | |||
| Q36 | Have your priorities in life changed? | 38.33% | 31.67% | 60.00% | 8.33% | |||
| Q37 | Have you learnt how to get on with people better? | 69.49% | 8.47% | 44.07% | 47.46% | |||
| Q38 | Have you learnt about how to make new friends? | 64.17% | 8.33% | 55.00% | 36.67% | |||
| Q39 | Do you feel differently about the world you live in? | 47.50% | 18.33% | 68.33% | 13.33% | |||
| Q40 | Have you had fun? | 91.67% | 3.33% | 10.00% | 86.67% | |||
| Q41 | Did you feel challenged this week? | 60.83% | 8.33% | 61.67% | 30.00% | |||
Questions in order of magnitude of difference in positivity
by the 38.71% who answered ‘the same’ to question 29:
Do you feel you are more or less embarrassed about your religion?
| Question | Positivity | |||
| This 38.71% | All Questioned | Difference | ||
| Q26 | Do you feel more or less close to God? | 26.67% | 48.70% | -22.03% |
| Q28 | Do you feel you are more or less religious? | 17.50% | 39.29% | -21.79% |
| Q27 | Do you feel more or less like praying? | 14.17% | 35.71% | -21.55% |
| Q25 | Is the church more or less important to you? | 13.33% | 34.09% | -20.76% |
| Q24 | Would you say your faith is more or less strong? | 34.17% | 53.25% | -19.08% |
| Q18 | Do you feel more or less likely to try out new things? | 43.33% | 58.65% | -15.32% |
| Q20 | Are you more or less concerned about equality in the world? | 28.33% | 43.27% | -14.94% |
| Q21 | Do you feel more or less concern for the environment? | 9.17% | 22.40% | -13.24% |
| Q39 | Do you feel differently about the world you live in? | 47.50% | 60.58% | -13.08% |
| Q36 | Have your priorities in life changed? | 38.33% | 51.28% | -12.95% |
| Q34 | Have you felt a sense of achievement this week? | 70.00% | 82.37% | -12.37% |
| Q15 | Do you think you are more or less likely to give others a chance? | 42.50% | 54.87% | -12.37% |
| Q23 | Do you feel you know more or less about your faith? | 45.00% | 57.14% | -12.14% |
| Q38 | Have you learnt about how to make new friends? | 64.17% | 75.64% | -11.47% |
| Q6 | Do you consider yourself to be a better or a worse person? | 38.33% | 49.68% | -11.35% |
| Q33 | Do you value yourself more? | 50.00% | 61.04% | -11.04% |
| Q31 | Do you value listening to others more or less? | 45.00% | 55.52% | -10.52% |
| Q17 | Do you think you understand those around you more or less? | 43.33% | 53.53% | -10.19% |
| Q35 | Do you feel you have changed? | 55.83% | 65.71% | -9.87% |
| Q19 | Do you value people who are different from you more or less? | 37.50% | 47.12% | -9.62% |
| Q37 | Have you learnt how to get on with people better? | 69.49% | 78.90% | -9.40% |
| Q32 | Do you feel you have learnt more about yourself? | 68.33% | 77.56% | -9.23% |
| Q7 | Do you know how to look after yourself better? | 26.67% | 35.90% | -9.23% |
| Q8 | Are you better or worse at making decisions? | 35.00% | 43.59% | -8.59% |
| Q9 | Are you better or worse at speaking in front of others? | 40.83% | 49.36% | -8.53% |
| Q16 | Do you value spending time with others more or less? | 52.50% | 60.90% | -8.40% |
| Q30 | Do you value working in a team more or less? | 53.33% | 61.69% | -8.35% |
| Q12 | Do you respect others more or less? | 46.67% | 54.81% | -8.14% |
| Q11 | Are you more or less self-conscious? | 11.67% | 19.55% | -7.88% |
| Q14 | Would you say your friendships with the friends you had before you came are more or less strong? | 44.07% | 51.95% | -7.88% |
| Q13 | Do you value others more or less? | 50.83% | 58.65% | -7.82% |
| Q3 | Have you made new friends? | 62.50% | 68.91% | -6.41% |
| Q22 | Are you more or less likely to take things for granted? | 26.67% | 32.79% | -6.13% |
| Q10 | Are you more or less trusting of others? | 40.83% | 46.79% | -5.96% |
| Q5 | Have you a better or worse understanding of how others see you? | 52.50% | 57.37% | -4.87% |
| Q41 | Did you feel challenged this week? | 60.83% | 65.38% | -4.55% |
| Q40 | Have you had fun? | 91.67% | 95.51% | -3.85% |
| Q2 | Have you happy memories of the week? | 90.83% | 94.55% | -3.72% |
| Q4 | Have you enjoyed new experiences this week? | 85.00% | 88.14% | -3.14% |