Author: Rebecca D. Brody Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 92
Book Description
This dissertation was an investigation into the effect of a self-defense program (the Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) Program) on adolescent girls' self-esteem and self-concept. Research demonstrated that when compared to a demographically similar control/comparison group, the girls who participated in the treatment group (the R.A.D. program) presented with significant increases in their self-reports of self-esteem and self-concept. With the use the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale and the Piers-Harris Self-Concept Scale, it was found that the girls who participated in the R.A.D. program presented with positive changes in self-esteem, total self-concept, behavioral adjustment, physical appearance and attributes, freedom from anxiety, popularity, and happiness and satisfaction. Ratings of intellectual and school status were not changed. No changes were seen in the control/comparison group over the same six-week period in all of the variables measured, demonstrating that the R.A.D. program was effective in eliciting positive psychological change in the participants. The findings from this study therefore may impact the availability and consistent use of the program, and its possible integration into a high school curriculum.
Author: Peggy Orenstein Publisher: Anchor ISBN: Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 380
Book Description
In 1990, the AAUW conducted a poll that highlighted how young girls lose their self-esteem as they reach adolescence. They emerge from adolescence with reduced expectations of life, and much less confidence in themselves and their abilities than boys have. Through anecdotes, Orenstein brings to life the findings of the AAUW study.
Author: Linda Tschirhart Sanford Publisher: Doubleday Books ISBN: Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 186
Book Description
"In Defense of Ourselves is a book that will make women feel safer on the streets or when home alone. As a practical guide to help women cope with, and hopefully avoid, attack of any sort, this book deals with emotional readiness (how to overcome feeling helpless or being polite when someone makes an unwelcome advance) as well as the physical ability to defend ourselves. For example, the authors cover voice and body stance, and they provide physical exercises (with step-by-step instructions and accompanying photographs) that you can do to be prepared for any attacker. But nowhere does this book say that you have to fight back or react in a specific way in every case - it simply gives you the knowledge and confidence to evaluate each situation and respond intelligently."--Back cover.
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