Exploring Mental Health Outcome Variables in Outdoor Adventure and Experiential Education

IF 1 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of Experiential Education Pub Date : 2024-01-17 DOI:10.1177/10538259231226315

Curt Davidson, Alan Ewert

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Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many facets of outdoor adventure and experiential education (OAEE) programs. Using past literature, four variables represent important student outcome variables associated with OAEE programs. Purpose: This study examined the effects of participation in an OAEE program on levels of anxiety, depression, hope, and resilience. Methods: This study used online data collection software with a 30-item inventory to measure the selected variables. Using a retrospective predesign, data were collected and analyzed using repeated measure t-tests. Findings: Results suggest that OAEE programs can effectively enhance an individual's ability to cope with anxiety and hopelessness while enhancing their levels of resilience.

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探索户外探险和体验教育中的心理健康结果变量

背景：COVID-19 大流行改变了户外探险和体验教育（OAEE）项目的许多方面。根据以往的文献，有四个变量代表了与 OAEE 项目相关的重要学生结果变量。目的：本研究探讨了参加 OAEE 项目对焦虑、抑郁、希望和复原力水平的影响。研究方法本研究使用在线数据收集软件和 30 个项目的清单来测量所选变量。采用回顾性预先设计，使用重复测量 t 检验法收集和分析数据。研究结果结果表明，OAEE 计划可以有效提高个人应对焦虑和绝望的能力，同时提高他们的复原力水平。

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Journal of Experiential Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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3.20

自引率

20.00%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Experiential Education (JEE) is an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing refereed articles on experiential education in diverse contexts. The JEE provides a forum for the empirical and theoretical study of issues concerning experiential learning, program management and policies, educational, developmental, and health outcomes, teaching and facilitation, and research methodology. The JEE is a publication of the Association for Experiential Education. The Journal welcomes submissions from established and emerging scholars writing about experiential education in the context of outdoor adventure programming, service learning, environmental education, classroom instruction, mental and behavioral health, organizational settings, the creative arts, international travel, community programs, or others.