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 8.97% who answered ‘not at all’ to question 39:
Do you feel differently about the world you live in?

Range of Responses

Graph of responses of those who answered question 39 with option 1 - ‘not at all’
nonemuch worsemuch lessnot at all
a fewworselessa little
a lotthe samethe samea lot
bettermore
much bettermuch more

Graph of ‘Positivity’

Graph of positivity of those who answered question 39 with option 1 - ‘not at all’
This 8.97%
All Questioned

Graph of Difference in Positivity Compared to All Questioned

Graph of difference in positivity of those who answered question 39 with option 1 - ‘not at all’

Other answers given by the 8.97% who answered ‘not at all’ to question 39:
Do you feel differently about the world you live in?

In Table Form

QuestionPositivityOptions
nonea fewa lot
Q2Have you happy memories of the week?75.00%0.00%50.00%50.00%
Q3Have you made new friends?57.14%7.14%71.43%21.43%
Q4Have you enjoyed new experiences this week?60.71%14.29%50.00%35.71%
QuestionPositivityOptions
much worseworsethe samebettermuch better
Q5Have you a better or worse understanding of how others see you?42.86%0.00%0.00%28.57%57.14%14.29%
Q6Do you consider yourself to be a better or a worse person?17.86%0.00%14.29%42.86%35.71%7.14%
Q7Do you know how to look after yourself better?21.43%0.00%14.29%35.71%42.86%7.14%
Q8Are you better or worse at making decisions?32.14%0.00%7.14%42.86%28.57%21.43%
Q9Are you better or worse at speaking in front of others?32.14%0.00%14.29%28.57%35.71%21.43%
QuestionPositivityOptions
much lesslessthe samemoremuch more
Q10Are you more or less trusting of others?32.14%0.00%7.14%42.86%28.57%21.43%
Q11Are you more or less self-conscious?0.00%7.14%14.29%50.00%28.57%0.00%
Q12Do you respect others more or less?35.71%0.00%7.14%28.57%50.00%14.29%
Q13Do you value others more or less?28.57%0.00%7.14%42.86%35.71%14.29%
Q14Would you say your friendships with the friends you had before you came are more or less strong?42.31%7.69%0.00%23.08%38.46%30.77%
Q15Do you think you are more or less likely to give others a chance?32.14%0.00%14.29%21.43%50.00%14.29%
Q16Do you value spending time with others more or less?42.86%0.00%0.00%42.86%28.57%28.57%
Q17Do you think you understand those around you more or less?25.00%7.14%0.00%42.86%35.71%14.29%
Q18Do you feel more or less likely to try out new things?35.71%0.00%0.00%50.00%28.57%21.43%
Q19Do you value people who are different from you more or less?21.43%0.00%7.14%42.86%50.00%0.00%
Q20Are you more or less concerned about equality in the world?7.14%7.14%7.14%64.29%7.14%14.29%
Q21Do you feel more or less concern for the environment?-10.71%14.29%0.00%78.57%7.14%0.00%
Q22Are you more or less likely to take things for granted?17.86%7.14%28.57%57.14%7.14%0.00%
Q23Do you feel you know more or less about your faith?17.86%14.29%0.00%35.71%35.71%14.29%
Q24Would you say your faith is more or less strong?10.71%14.29%7.14%35.71%28.57%14.29%
Q25Is the church more or less important to you?-3.57%14.29%0.00%71.43%7.14%7.14%
Q26Do you feel more or less close to God?7.14%14.29%0.00%50.00%28.57%7.14%
Q27Do you feel more or less like praying?0.00%14.29%0.00%64.29%14.29%7.14%
Q28Do you feel you are more or less religious?-3.57%14.29%0.00%71.43%7.14%7.14%
Q29Do you feel you are more or less embarrassed about your religion?7.14%7.14%7.14%78.57%7.14%0.00%
Q30Do you value working in a team more or less?42.86%0.00%0.00%28.57%57.14%14.29%
Q31Do you value listening to others more or less?28.57%0.00%0.00%50.00%42.86%7.14%
QuestionPositivityOptions
not at alla littlea lot
Q32Do you feel you have learnt more about yourself?53.57%21.43%50.00%28.57%
Q33Do you value yourself more?39.29%42.86%35.71%21.43%
Q34Have you felt a sense of achievement this week?46.43%28.57%50.00%21.43%
Q35Do you feel you have changed?46.43%21.43%64.29%14.29%
Q36Have your priorities in life changed?25.00%57.14%35.71%7.14%
Q37Have you learnt how to get on with people better?64.29%21.43%28.57%50.00%
Q38Have you learnt about how to make new friends?39.29%28.57%64.29%7.14%
Q40Have you had fun?75.00%14.29%21.43%64.29%
Q41Did you feel challenged this week?57.14%21.43%42.86%35.71%

Questions in order of magnitude of difference in positivity
by the 8.97% who answered ‘not at all’ to question 39:
Do you feel differently about the world you live in?

QuestionPositivity
This 8.97%All QuestionedDifference
Q28Do you feel you are more or less religious?-3.57%39.29%-42.86%
Q24Would you say your faith is more or less strong?10.71%53.25%-42.53%
Q26Do you feel more or less close to God?7.14%48.70%-41.56%
Q23Do you feel you know more or less about your faith?17.86%57.14%-39.29%
Q25Is the church more or less important to you?-3.57%34.09%-37.66%
Q38Have you learnt about how to make new friends?39.29%75.64%-36.36%
Q20Are you more or less concerned about equality in the world?7.14%43.27%-36.13%
Q34Have you felt a sense of achievement this week?46.43%82.37%-35.94%
Q27Do you feel more or less like praying?0.00%35.71%-35.71%
Q21Do you feel more or less concern for the environment?-10.71%22.40%-33.12%
Q6Do you consider yourself to be a better or a worse person?17.86%49.68%-31.82%
Q13Do you value others more or less?28.57%58.65%-30.08%
Q17Do you think you understand those around you more or less?25.00%53.53%-28.53%
Q4Have you enjoyed new experiences this week?60.71%88.14%-27.43%
Q31Do you value listening to others more or less?28.57%55.52%-26.95%
Q36Have your priorities in life changed?25.00%51.28%-26.28%
Q19Do you value people who are different from you more or less?21.43%47.12%-25.69%
Q32Do you feel you have learnt more about yourself?53.57%77.56%-23.99%
Q18Do you feel more or less likely to try out new things?35.71%58.65%-22.94%
Q15Do you think you are more or less likely to give others a chance?32.14%54.87%-22.73%
Q29Do you feel you are more or less embarrassed about your religion?7.14%28.90%-21.75%
Q33Do you value yourself more?39.29%61.04%-21.75%
Q40Have you had fun?75.00%95.51%-20.51%
Q11Are you more or less self-conscious?0.00%19.55%-19.55%
Q2Have you happy memories of the week?75.00%94.55%-19.55%
Q35Do you feel you have changed?46.43%65.71%-19.28%
Q12Do you respect others more or less?35.71%54.81%-19.09%
Q30Do you value working in a team more or less?42.86%61.69%-18.83%
Q16Do you value spending time with others more or less?42.86%60.90%-18.04%
Q9Are you better or worse at speaking in front of others?32.14%49.36%-17.22%
Q22Are you more or less likely to take things for granted?17.86%32.79%-14.94%
Q10Are you more or less trusting of others?32.14%46.79%-14.65%
Q37Have you learnt how to get on with people better?64.29%78.90%-14.61%
Q5Have you a better or worse understanding of how others see you?42.86%57.37%-14.51%
Q7Do you know how to look after yourself better?21.43%35.90%-14.47%
Q3Have you made new friends?57.14%68.91%-11.77%
Q8Are you better or worse at making decisions?32.14%43.59%-11.45%
Q14Would you say your friendships with the friends you had before you came are more or less strong?42.31%51.95%-9.64%
Q41Did you feel challenged this week?57.14%65.38%-8.24%