Understanding the impact of Equine-Assisted Learning on levels of hope in at-risk adolescents.
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2012-11-29Author
Frederick, Karen E.
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In this study, the researcher uses an experimental design to investigate the impact
of five-week intervention of group Equine-Assisted Learning (EAL) on levels of hope,
self-efficacy, and depression in at-risk adolescents. A randomized, longitudinal, repeated
measures method is utilized with a treatment group and a control group. Participants in
the experimental group participated in a five-week equine-assisted intervention entitled
Leading Adolescents to Successful School Outcomes (LASSO) in addition to receiving
the regularly provided services of their school. Participants in the control group received
only the regularly provided services of their school counselors. Analysis of variance was
used to analyze the main effects of the treatment on measurements of hope, self-efficacy,
and depression utilizing the Adolescent Domain-Specific Hope Scale (Frederick, 2011),
the New Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale (Chen et al., 2001), and the Major Depression
Inventory (Bech, 1998; Bech et al., 2001). Data was collected pre- and post-intervention,
as well as weekly during the intervention.