Research Article
Addressing “Nature-Deficit Disorder”: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study of Young Adults Attending a Wilderness Camp
Table 6
Holistic outcome measures paired samples t-tests, pre- and postcamp responses.
| Measure | | Precamp mean | SD | Postcamp mean | SD | Sig. (2-tailed) |
| Physical activity | 36 | 4.36 | 2.05 | 4.97 | 1.70 | 0.084 | Relaxation | 35 | 3.23 | 0.88 | 3.71 | 0.71 | 0.025 | Perceived stress | 34 | 20.88 | 5.07 | 17.82 | 5.57 | 0.020 | Psychological well-being | 35 | 80.91 | 5.48 | 80.97 | 6.36 | 0.943 | Self-esteem | 35 | 24.91 | 3.69 | 24.94 | 3.55 | 0.950 | Resilience | 34 | 3.20 | 0.27 | 3.28 | 0.33 | 0.083 | Situational self-awareness | 36 | 4.03 | 1.48 | 4.37 | 1.54 | 0.200 | Reflection | 35 | 3.30 | 0.50 | 3.11 | 0.55 | 0.129 | Positive affect | 31 | 3.73 | 0.62 | 4.26 | 0.56 | <0.001 | Negative affect | 35 | 1.68 | 0.59 | 1.34 | 0.26 | 0.003 | Positive relationship with others | 35 | 74.17 | 12.39 | 77.40 | 13.28 | 0.066 | Wholeness | 35 | 2.90 | 0.36 | 3.11 | 0.35 | 0.012 | Transcendence | 35 | 28.23 | 4.72 | 30.51 | 4.15 | 0.002 |
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Pairwise deletion of missing data. Paired -test.
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