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Mixed Effects Modeling of CAMP Study Data

Sandoval, Jonathan D
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1596453120618372

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2020, Master of Science in Mathematics, Youngstown State University, Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
The goal of this study was to investigate the results found previously regarding the CAMP (Character and Merit Project) study. The CAMP study’s focus was investigating character development in young adolescents. A survey was created by modifying questions utilized to determine character levels in teens and young adults. The data were collected over a two-and-a-half-year period from Cub Scouts and non-Cub Scouts. At each wave an average score was calculated for different character attributes. The seven that this study focused on were Obedience, Religious Reverence, Kindness, Thriftiness, Trustworthiness, Helpfulness, and Cheerfulness. These attributes were selected because they are part of the Scout Law. We examined the impact of involvement in Cub Scouts, the relationship of the participants parents/guardians, the race of the participants parents/guardians, the relationship of the participant to their parent/guardian, and wave on these character attributes utilizing a linear mixed effects model. We also examined the variation between the sites where the participants were associated, as well as the variation between participants. This study found that the trajectories for Cub Scouts and non-Cub Scouts were significantly different in the development of certain character attributes over time. The findings in this study were similar, but not identical to the findings in the original study. There was a difference in the number of Cub Scouts and non-Cub Scouts in this study which has been addressed in the analysis of the data. More research is needed in order to fully understand the impacts of different variables on character development in adolescents.
G. Jay Kerns, PhD (Advisor)
Lucy Kerns, PhD (Committee Member)
Nguyet Nguyen, PhD (Committee Member)
82 p.
Mathematics
Linear Mixed Effects Model; Boy Scouts of America; Cub Scouts; Character Development

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  • Sandoval, J. D. (2020). Mixed Effects Modeling of CAMP Study Data [Master's thesis, Youngstown State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1596453120618372

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sandoval, Jonathan. Mixed Effects Modeling of CAMP Study Data. 2020. Youngstown State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1596453120618372.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sandoval, Jonathan. "Mixed Effects Modeling of CAMP Study Data." Master's thesis, Youngstown State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1596453120618372

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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