A Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of a Residential Experience
Research carried out at Castlerigg Manor in the summer term of 2008
Answers: Average of all samples
Question 1: I would like my answers to be included in Peter’s research
| 0.00% | no answer |
| 98.73% | yes |
| 1.27% | no |
Positivity Rating: 98.73%
Question 2: Have you happy memories of the week?
| 0.00% | no answer |
| 0.00% | none |
| 10.90% | a few |
| 89.10% | a lot |
Positivity Rating: 94.55%
Question 3: Have you made new friends?
| 0.00% | no answer |
| 1.92% | none |
| 58.33% | a few |
| 39.74% | a lot |
Positivity Rating: 68.91%
Question 4: Have you enjoyed new experiences this week?
| 0.00% | no answer |
| 1.92% | none |
| 19.87% | a few |
| 78.21% | a lot |
Positivity Rating: 88.14%
Question 5: Have you a better or worse understanding of how others see you?
| 0.00% | no answer |
| 0.00% | much worse |
| 0.00% | worse |
| 10.90% | the same |
| 63.46% | better |
| 25.64% | much better |
Positivity Rating: 57.37%
Question 6: Do you consider yourself to be a better or a worse person?
| 0.00% | no answer |
| 0.00% | much worse |
| 1.28% | worse |
| 18.59% | the same |
| 59.62% | better |
| 20.51% | much better |
Positivity Rating: 49.68%
Question 7: Do you know how to look after yourself better?
| 0.00% | no answer |
| 0.00% | much worse |
| 1.28% | worse |
| 36.54% | the same |
| 51.28% | better |
| 10.90% | much better |
Positivity Rating: 35.90%
Question 8: Are you better or worse at making decisions?
| 0.00% | no answer |
| 0.00% | much worse |
| 1.28% | worse |
| 25.00% | the same |
| 58.97% | better |
| 14.74% | much better |
Positivity Rating: 43.59%
Question 9: Are you better or worse at speaking in front of others?
| 0.00% | no answer |
| 0.64% | much worse |
| 3.85% | worse |
| 18.59% | the same |
| 50.00% | better |
| 26.92% | much better |
Positivity Rating: 49.36%
Question 10: Are you more or less trusting of others?
| 0.00% | no answer |
| 0.00% | much less |
| 3.85% | less |
| 16.67% | the same |
| 61.54% | more |
| 17.95% | much more |
Positivity Rating: 46.79%
Question 11: Are you more or less self-conscious?
| 0.00% | no answer |
| 8.97% | much less |
| 40.38% | less |
| 34.62% | the same |
| 12.82% | more |
| 3.21% | much more |
Positivity Rating: 19.55%
Question 12: Do you respect others more or less?
| 0.00% | no answer |
| 0.00% | much less |
| 0.64% | less |
| 12.82% | the same |
| 62.82% | more |
| 23.72% | much more |
Positivity Rating: 54.81%
Question 13: Do you value others more or less?
| 0.00% | no answer |
| 0.00% | much less |
| 0.64% | less |
| 10.26% | the same |
| 60.26% | more |
| 28.85% | much more |
Positivity Rating: 58.65%
Question 14: Would you say your friendships with the friends you had before you came are more or less strong?
| 0.65% | no answer |
| 1.94% | much less |
| 2.58% | less |
| 17.42% | the same |
| 46.45% | more |
| 31.61% | much more |
Positivity Rating: 51.95%
Question 15: Do you think you are more or less likely to give others a chance?
| 0.65% | no answer |
| 0.00% | much less |
| 3.23% | less |
| 9.03% | the same |
| 63.23% | more |
| 24.52% | much more |
Positivity Rating: 54.87%
Question 16: Do you value spending time with others more or less?
| 0.00% | no answer |
| 0.00% | much less |
| 0.00% | less |
| 10.26% | the same |
| 57.69% | more |
| 32.05% | much more |
Positivity Rating: 60.90%
Question 17: Do you think you understand those around you more or less?
| 0.00% | no answer |
| 0.64% | much less |
| 0.00% | less |
| 11.54% | the same |
| 67.31% | more |
| 20.51% | much more |
Positivity Rating: 53.53%
Question 18: Do you feel more or less likely to try out new things?
| 0.00% | no answer |
| 0.00% | much less |
| 0.64% | less |
| 16.67% | the same |
| 47.44% | more |
| 35.26% | much more |
Positivity Rating: 58.65%
Question 19: Do you value people who are different from you more or less?
| 0.00% | no answer |
| 0.64% | much less |
| 1.28% | less |
| 25.00% | the same |
| 49.36% | more |
| 23.72% | much more |
Positivity Rating: 47.12%
Question 20: Are you more or less concerned about equality in the world?
| 0.00% | no answer |
| 0.64% | much less |
| 1.28% | less |
| 30.13% | the same |
| 46.79% | more |
| 21.15% | much more |
Positivity Rating: 43.27%
Question 21: Do you feel more or less concern for the environment?
| 0.65% | no answer |
| 1.29% | much less |
| 0.65% | less |
| 54.84% | the same |
| 38.71% | more |
| 4.52% | much more |
Positivity Rating: 22.40%
Question 22: Are you more or less likely to take things for granted?
| 0.65% | no answer |
| 12.90% | much less |
| 49.68% | less |
| 27.74% | the same |
| 9.03% | more |
| 0.65% | much more |
Positivity Rating: 32.79%
Question 23: Do you feel you know more or less about your faith?
| 0.65% | no answer |
| 1.29% | much less |
| 0.00% | less |
| 11.61% | the same |
| 58.06% | more |
| 29.03% | much more |
Positivity Rating: 57.14%
Question 24: Would you say your faith is more or less strong?
| 0.65% | no answer |
| 1.29% | much less |
| 1.94% | less |
| 16.13% | the same |
| 50.97% | more |
| 29.68% | much more |
Positivity Rating: 53.25%
Question 25: Is the church more or less important to you?
| 0.65% | no answer |
| 1.29% | much less |
| 0.65% | less |
| 39.35% | the same |
| 46.45% | more |
| 12.26% | much more |
Positivity Rating: 34.09%
Question 26: Do you feel more or less close to God?
| 0.65% | no answer |
| 1.29% | much less |
| 0.00% | less |
| 25.16% | the same |
| 47.74% | more |
| 25.81% | much more |
Positivity Rating: 48.70%
Question 27: Do you feel more or less like praying?
| 0.65% | no answer |
| 1.94% | much less |
| 0.65% | less |
| 38.06% | the same |
| 43.23% | more |
| 16.13% | much more |
Positivity Rating: 35.71%
Question 28: Do you feel you are more or less religious?
| 0.65% | no answer |
| 1.29% | much less |
| 1.29% | less |
| 32.26% | the same |
| 48.39% | more |
| 16.77% | much more |
Positivity Rating: 39.29%
Question 29: Do you feel you are more or less embarrassed about your religion?
| 0.65% | no answer |
| 16.13% | much less |
| 36.77% | less |
| 38.71% | the same |
| 5.16% | more |
| 3.23% | much more |
Positivity Rating: 28.90%
Question 30: Do you value working in a team more or less?
| 0.65% | no answer |
| 0.00% | much less |
| 1.29% | less |
| 8.39% | the same |
| 56.77% | more |
| 33.55% | much more |
Positivity Rating: 61.69%
Question 31: Do you value listening to others more or less?
| 0.65% | no answer |
| 0.00% | much less |
| 0.65% | less |
| 13.55% | the same |
| 60.65% | more |
| 25.16% | much more |
Positivity Rating: 55.52%
Question 32: Do you feel you have learnt more about yourself?
| 0.00% | no answer |
| 1.92% | not at all |
| 41.03% | a little |
| 57.05% | a lot |
Positivity Rating: 77.56%
Question 33: Do you value yourself more?
| 0.65% | no answer |
| 9.68% | not at all |
| 59.35% | a little |
| 30.97% | a lot |
Positivity Rating: 61.04%
Question 34: Have you felt a sense of achievement this week?
| 0.00% | no answer |
| 3.21% | not at all |
| 28.85% | a little |
| 67.95% | a lot |
Positivity Rating: 82.37%
Question 35: Do you feel you have changed?
| 0.00% | no answer |
| 6.41% | not at all |
| 55.77% | a little |
| 37.82% | a lot |
Positivity Rating: 65.71%
Question 36: Have your priorities in life changed?
| 0.00% | no answer |
| 21.79% | not at all |
| 53.85% | a little |
| 24.36% | a lot |
Positivity Rating: 51.28%
Question 37: Have you learnt how to get on with people better?
| 0.65% | no answer |
| 3.87% | not at all |
| 35.48% | a little |
| 60.65% | a lot |
Positivity Rating: 78.90%
Question 38: Have you learnt about how to make new friends?
| 0.00% | no answer |
| 3.85% | not at all |
| 41.03% | a little |
| 55.13% | a lot |
Positivity Rating: 75.64%
Question 39: Do you feel differently about the world you live in?
| 0.00% | no answer |
| 8.97% | not at all |
| 60.90% | a little |
| 30.13% | a lot |
Positivity Rating: 60.58%
| 0.00% | no answer |
| 1.28% | not at all |
| 6.41% | a little |
| 92.31% | a lot |
Positivity Rating: 95.51%
Question 41: Did you feel challenged this week?
| 0.00% | no answer |
| 7.69% | not at all |
| 53.85% | a little |
| 38.46% | a lot |
Positivity Rating: 65.38%