Examining perceived adolescent socioemotional development and repeated camp experiences using a planned missing data design. (19th October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gagnon, Ryan J.
• Is Part Of: Journal of leisure research. Volume 51:Number 5(2020)
• Page Start: 517
• Page End: 535
• Publication Date: 2020-10-19
• Subjects: Missing Data -- planned missingness -- structural equation modeling -- camp -- youth development; Leisure -- Periodicals; Leisure; Periodicals; 790.05
• DOI: 10.1080/00222216.2020.1787803
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-2216

Abstract

Abstract: In questionnaire-based research, leisure investigators must balance the need for comprehensive measurement with participant fatigue associated with lengthy questionnaires. Planned missing data designs (PMDD) offer a solution to reduce survey length while maintaining precision in measurement. This study introduces PMDD through an examination of the influence of parental years of camp experience as a child ( M = 2.54 years) and their child's level of camp experience ( M = 1.39 years) on parental perceptions of developmental outcomes (PPDO) associated with camp participation. Data were collected from a cross-sectional sample of 699 parents via an online survey examining the influence of repeated camp experiences on adolescent socioemotional development following their child's ( M age = 12.25 years) participation in a residential summer camp experience. Utilizing a structural equation model in combination with the PMDD, the results indicated neither parent nor child level of camp experience influenced PPDO score.