The effect of perceptions of support for autonomy, relatedness, and competence on interest in camp for adolescent girls

Ann Gillard; Clifton E. Watts; Peter A. Witt

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The effect of perceptions of support for autonomy, relatedness, and competence on interest in camp for adolescent girls

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Authors:

Ann Gillard, Clifton E. Watts, Peter A. Witt

Year:

2008

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: LeBlanc, Cherie; Vogt, Christine, comps. Proceedings of the 2007 northeastern recreation research symposium; 2007 April 15-17; Bolton Landing, NY. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-23. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 152-159.

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Abstract

Understanding whether young people perceive camp to be supportive of their needs for autonomy, relatedness, and competence (ARC) is important for camp administrators and staff as they plan and structure opportunities for positive youth development. We conducted a study during the summer of 2006 at a Girl Scout camp in Pennsylvania. Through hierarchical linear regression analyses, we explored how motivation to attend camp, the camp's support for individuals' autonomy, relatedness and competence, motivation to attend camp, and the interaction of these variables predicted girls' interests in camp.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the 2007 northeastern recreation research symposium

Citation

Gillard, Ann; Watts, Clifton E.; Witt, Peter A. 2008. The effect of perceptions of support for autonomy, relatedness, and competence on interest in camp for adolescent girls. In: LeBlanc, Cherie; Vogt, Christine, comps. Proceedings of the 2007 northeastern recreation research symposium; 2007 April 15-17; Bolton Landing, NY. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-23. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 152-159.