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 38.46% who answered ‘a lot’ to question 41:
Did you feel challenged this week?
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 38.46% | |
| All Questioned |
Graph of Difference in Positivity Compared to All Questioned
Other answers given by the 38.46% who answered ‘a lot’ to question 41:
Did you feel challenged this week?
In Table Form
| Question | Positivity | Options | ||||||
| none | a few | a lot | ||||||
| Q2 | Have you happy memories of the week? | 95.00% | 0.00% | 10.00% | 90.00% | |||
| Q3 | Have you made new friends? | 68.33% | 3.33% | 56.67% | 40.00% | |||
| Q4 | Have you enjoyed new experiences this week? | 91.67% | 0.00% | 16.67% | 83.33% | |||
| Question | Positivity | Options | ||||||||||
| much worse | worse | the same | better | much better | ||||||||
| Q5 | Have you a better or worse understanding of how others see you? | 59.17% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 13.33% | 55.00% | 31.67% | |||||
| Q6 | Do you consider yourself to be a better or a worse person? | 51.67% | 0.00% | 1.67% | 16.67% | 58.33% | 23.33% | |||||
| Q7 | Do you know how to look after yourself better? | 38.33% | 0.00% | 1.67% | 33.33% | 51.67% | 13.33% | |||||
| Q8 | Are you better or worse at making decisions? | 47.50% | 0.00% | 1.67% | 20.00% | 60.00% | 18.33% | |||||
| Q9 | Are you better or worse at speaking in front of others? | 50.00% | 1.67% | 1.67% | 20.00% | 48.33% | 28.33% | |||||
| Question | Positivity | Options | ||||||||||
| much less | less | the same | more | much more | ||||||||
| Q10 | Are you more or less trusting of others? | 52.50% | 0.00% | 5.00% | 10.00% | 60.00% | 25.00% | |||||
| Q11 | Are you more or less self-conscious? | 19.17% | 11.67% | 36.67% | 35.00% | 11.67% | 5.00% | |||||
| Q12 | Do you respect others more or less? | 55.83% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 15.00% | 58.33% | 26.67% | |||||
| Q13 | Do you value others more or less? | 58.33% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 10.00% | 63.33% | 26.67% | |||||
| Q14 | Would you say your friendships with the friends you had before you came are more or less strong? | 53.33% | 1.67% | 3.33% | 11.67% | 53.33% | 30.00% | |||||
| Q15 | Do you think you are more or less likely to give others a chance? | 55.93% | 0.00% | 3.39% | 8.47% | 61.02% | 27.12% | |||||
| Q16 | Do you value spending time with others more or less? | 64.17% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 10.00% | 51.67% | 38.33% | |||||
| Q17 | Do you think you understand those around you more or less? | 55.83% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 16.67% | 55.00% | 28.33% | |||||
| Q18 | Do you feel more or less likely to try out new things? | 61.67% | 0.00% | 1.67% | 15.00% | 41.67% | 41.67% | |||||
| Q19 | Do you value people who are different from you more or less? | 45.00% | 1.67% | 0.00% | 28.33% | 46.67% | 23.33% | |||||
| Q20 | Are you more or less concerned about equality in the world? | 45.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 33.33% | 43.33% | 23.33% | |||||
| Q21 | Do you feel more or less concern for the environment? | 30.83% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 45.00% | 48.33% | 6.67% | |||||
| Q22 | Are you more or less likely to take things for granted? | 24.17% | 6.67% | 50.00% | 30.00% | 11.67% | 1.67% | |||||
| Q23 | Do you feel you know more or less about your faith? | 57.50% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 11.67% | 61.67% | 26.67% | |||||
| Q24 | Would you say your faith is more or less strong? | 54.17% | 0.00% | 1.67% | 18.33% | 50.00% | 30.00% | |||||
| Q25 | Is the church more or less important to you? | 36.67% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 38.33% | 50.00% | 11.67% | |||||
| Q26 | Do you feel more or less close to God? | 49.17% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 28.33% | 45.00% | 26.67% | |||||
| Q27 | Do you feel more or less like praying? | 36.67% | 0.00% | 1.67% | 38.33% | 45.00% | 15.00% | |||||
| Q28 | Do you feel you are more or less religious? | 40.83% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 30.00% | 58.33% | 11.67% | |||||
| Q29 | Do you feel you are more or less embarrassed about your religion? | 31.67% | 16.67% | 43.33% | 30.00% | 6.67% | 3.33% | |||||
| Q30 | Do you value working in a team more or less? | 61.67% | 0.00% | 3.33% | 8.33% | 50.00% | 38.33% | |||||
| Q31 | Do you value listening to others more or less? | 56.67% | 0.00% | 1.67% | 8.33% | 65.00% | 25.00% | |||||
| Question | Positivity | Options | ||||||
| not at all | a little | a lot | ||||||
| Q32 | Do you feel you have learnt more about yourself? | 83.33% | 0.00% | 33.33% | 66.67% | |||
| Q33 | Do you value yourself more? | 65.83% | 6.67% | 55.00% | 38.33% | |||
| Q34 | Have you felt a sense of achievement this week? | 89.17% | 0.00% | 21.67% | 78.33% | |||
| Q35 | Do you feel you have changed? | 70.83% | 5.00% | 48.33% | 46.67% | |||
| Q36 | Have your priorities in life changed? | 53.33% | 20.00% | 53.33% | 26.67% | |||
| Q37 | Have you learnt how to get on with people better? | 82.50% | 1.67% | 31.67% | 66.67% | |||
| Q38 | Have you learnt about how to make new friends? | 78.33% | 1.67% | 40.00% | 58.33% | |||
| Q39 | Do you feel differently about the world you live in? | 63.33% | 8.33% | 56.67% | 35.00% | |||
| Q40 | Have you had fun? | 97.50% | 0.00% | 5.00% | 95.00% | |||
Questions in order of magnitude of difference in positivity
by the 38.46% who answered ‘a lot’ to question 41:
Did you feel challenged this week?
| Question | Positivity | |||
| This 38.46% | All Questioned | Difference | ||
| Q22 | Are you more or less likely to take things for granted? | 24.17% | 32.79% | -8.63% |
| Q21 | Do you feel more or less concern for the environment? | 30.83% | 22.40% | 8.43% |
| Q34 | Have you felt a sense of achievement this week? | 89.17% | 82.37% | 6.79% |
| Q32 | Do you feel you have learnt more about yourself? | 83.33% | 77.56% | 5.77% |
| Q10 | Are you more or less trusting of others? | 52.50% | 46.79% | 5.71% |
| Q35 | Do you feel you have changed? | 70.83% | 65.71% | 5.13% |
| Q33 | Do you value yourself more? | 65.83% | 61.04% | 4.79% |
| Q8 | Are you better or worse at making decisions? | 47.50% | 43.59% | 3.91% |
| Q37 | Have you learnt how to get on with people better? | 82.50% | 78.90% | 3.60% |
| Q4 | Have you enjoyed new experiences this week? | 91.67% | 88.14% | 3.53% |
| Q16 | Do you value spending time with others more or less? | 64.17% | 60.90% | 3.27% |
| Q18 | Do you feel more or less likely to try out new things? | 61.67% | 58.65% | 3.01% |
| Q29 | Do you feel you are more or less embarrassed about your religion? | 31.67% | 28.90% | 2.77% |
| Q39 | Do you feel differently about the world you live in? | 63.33% | 60.58% | 2.76% |
| Q38 | Have you learnt about how to make new friends? | 78.33% | 75.64% | 2.69% |
| Q25 | Is the church more or less important to you? | 36.67% | 34.09% | 2.58% |
| Q7 | Do you know how to look after yourself better? | 38.33% | 35.90% | 2.44% |
| Q17 | Do you think you understand those around you more or less? | 55.83% | 53.53% | 2.31% |
| Q19 | Do you value people who are different from you more or less? | 45.00% | 47.12% | -2.12% |
| Q36 | Have your priorities in life changed? | 53.33% | 51.28% | 2.05% |
| Q6 | Do you consider yourself to be a better or a worse person? | 51.67% | 49.68% | 1.99% |
| Q40 | Have you had fun? | 97.50% | 95.51% | 1.99% |
| Q5 | Have you a better or worse understanding of how others see you? | 59.17% | 57.37% | 1.79% |
| Q20 | Are you more or less concerned about equality in the world? | 45.00% | 43.27% | 1.73% |
| Q28 | Do you feel you are more or less religious? | 40.83% | 39.29% | 1.55% |
| Q14 | Would you say your friendships with the friends you had before you came are more or less strong? | 53.33% | 51.95% | 1.39% |
| Q31 | Do you value listening to others more or less? | 56.67% | 55.52% | 1.15% |
| Q15 | Do you think you are more or less likely to give others a chance? | 55.93% | 54.87% | 1.06% |
| Q12 | Do you respect others more or less? | 55.83% | 54.81% | 1.03% |
| Q27 | Do you feel more or less like praying? | 36.67% | 35.71% | 0.95% |
| Q24 | Would you say your faith is more or less strong? | 54.17% | 53.25% | 0.92% |
| Q9 | Are you better or worse at speaking in front of others? | 50.00% | 49.36% | 0.64% |
| Q3 | Have you made new friends? | 68.33% | 68.91% | -0.58% |
| Q26 | Do you feel more or less close to God? | 49.17% | 48.70% | 0.47% |
| Q2 | Have you happy memories of the week? | 95.00% | 94.55% | 0.45% |
| Q11 | Are you more or less self-conscious? | 19.17% | 19.55% | -0.38% |
| Q23 | Do you feel you know more or less about your faith? | 57.50% | 57.14% | 0.36% |
| Q13 | Do you value others more or less? | 58.33% | 58.65% | -0.32% |
| Q30 | Do you value working in a team more or less? | 61.67% | 61.69% | -0.02% |