Shwoo ... Really Fell Back Into the Self Esteem Stats :)

AOL has done something funny.  All strange latin symbols are just apostrophe's ... damn!

Good morning ... good morning! Another wonderful day up ahead. Blessed are Saturdays! We’ve just cleared our screen, turned on Philly radio to classical and have nothing that we have to do today ... Think we’ll be round for opera at 12:30 and perhaps turn on WTTW our PBS television station by 6:30. Our ex used to watch the McLaughlin Group ... Kind of feel a need to return to those roots. They’ve got some British type shows on after that then they are playing Robert Redford’s, "The Candidate" at 9. Not saying that I can stay up that late, but we could try. Maybe a nap later this morning. :) Yep, yep there goes our day. Maybe while we listen to the opera, Russian one today, we could pick up our book again on object relations. The only other thing left on the agenda would be to look over some figures from the client’s self esteem report we’ve been working on for the last couple of days.

Maybe we’ll start with those stats. Hold on let me get that and take the medicine ... Mmm more coffee too. Did I forget to mention that we have the inclination to do some writing this morning too? Yep, yep ... lovely day ahead. Hmm, bank, laundry and dishes? Eh, maybe tomorrow :)

I’m not sure how much we’ve talked of the client’s self esteem project we’ve talked of. Not much I think. Yesterday, I spent most the day with it, with the exception that I did some work with a new client. That will put us at 21 and the other Q at 28. She has more this year, but then we took up Staff Training. I think I got a pretty good deal. More on that later though. The Self Esteem test was given over two separate meetings of the Thinking Group. 41 individuals participated, but only 29 self generated reports were credible. I think this is a very good return considering the difficulty of the test and its scoring. They had to listen to 20 questions each week which meant a lot of concentration. About one question every three minutes. They were assisted with generous explanations as necessary and monitored for staying on time. They were also given time in between questions to chat with their peers. But, they had to be listening when the next question was asked. They responded by marking a 1, 2 or 3 on a sheet of paper that had listed the numbers 1-40.

The test was divided into 5 areas. They were: Area 1- fostering good relationships (27%), Area 2 - striving for a sense of security (25%), Area 3 - looking after yourself (18%), Area 4 - creating a positive self-image (17%), and Area 5 - developing social/work confidence (14%). There were 8 questions in each area. The questions were rated according to highest level of self esteem (positive response) to lowest level of self esteem (negative response). The questions ranged from 100% agreement to 50% agreement. The individuals were also ranked according to individuals who showed the most self-esteem to the least self-esteem. Those ranges were from 97% to 65%. Work was done to compile individual documents listing the areas the clients marked indicating low self esteem issues. And, a set of documents were written by area listing individuals who had low self-esteem issues on each of the specific questions. Next, for each area, statistics were compiled by DSP group, QMRP caseload, length of participation, gender, age and nationality. 

The responses to this effort has lead us to certain statistical conclusions.  Keep in mind that there were two fields being looked at.  The record indicates the one low and one high area for each sub-group.  And, the scores indicate having been ranked according to actual numbers or percentage of difference from the average percentage of people in each sub-group and in each of the five areas.  The most desirable records and scores contain low numbers and the least desirable records and scores contain high numbers.

No sub-group scored their best records in Area 1 toward "fostering good relationships." People on QMRP Caseload 1, aged in upper 20's, and who were black scored the low marks for "fostering good relationships. The sub-groups with the high records in this area were QMRP Caseload 2, Group 3, and people aged in their 30's. The high scores belonged to people on QMRP Caseload 2, aged in lower 20's, and who were White. This area included 50 negative responses.

The questions in Area 1 "fostering good relationships" included: 1) Can you do things without needing someone to say, "Good Job?" 2) Do you do your best not to ignore people, be late, or lie? 3) Are you ok if someone doesn’t like you? 4) If someone bothers you or hurts your feelings, can you be calm and walk away? 5) If someone were too close to you, could you walk away? 6) Do your friends cause you little stress? 7) Are you happy with the way you handle problems with your friends and family? 8) Do you feel good about people depending on you?

QMRP Caseload 1, females, people aged in upper 20's and the those with the nationality of "others" had their lowest records in Area 2 "striving for a sense of security." The sub-groups that scored the lowest scores were QMRP Caseload 1, people aged in their upper 20's, and Group 1A. The highest records belonged to QMRP Caseload 2, people aged in lower 20's & 40's, Group 1B, and males. The lowest scores belonged to QMRP Caseload 2, people who were Spanish and those aged in their low 20's and 40's. This area included 47 negative responses.

The questions in Area 2 "Striving for a Sense of Security" included: 1) Is it a good thing not to get jealous? 2) If you were in trouble, do you have someone who would take care of you? 3) Can you keep from getting jealous? 4) Are you good at taking care of your money? 5) Do you avoid feeling lonely? 6) Do you earn enough money to take care of yourself? 7) Do you feel good about the way you take care of money? 8) Do you feel good about the amount of money you make?

Group 1A and the older participating individuals had their lowest record in Area 3 "looking after your self." The lowest scores went to Group 1A, QMRP Caseload 1, and people aged in lower 20's. The highest records were scored by people who were black and who were new participants in the program. The highest scores were Group 2, QMRP Caseload 2 and people aged in 40's. This area included 34 negative responses.

The questions in Area 3 "Looking after yourself" included: 1) Do you feel good about the amount you exercise? 2) Do you exercise enough to make you happy? 3) Are you in good health? 4) When you worry, is it just a little? 5) Do you have cause to worrry now? 6) Do you feel happy about your health? 7) Do you feel good about your decision not to do cigarettes, alcohol and drugs? 8) Do you stay away from cigarettes, alcohol, drugs?

People aged in lower 20's, new participants, Spanish, Group 3, aged 30, Group 2, and QMRP Caseload 2 each had their lowest records in Area 4 "Creating a Positive Self Image." The lowest scores included those aged in their lower 20's, new participants, and Spanish. The sub-groups with the highest records were the older participants, people aged in upper 20's, whites, Group 1A, nationality (Other), and QMRP Caseload 1. The highest scores went to the older participants to the program, people aged upper 20's and people aged in 40's. This area included 32 negative responses.

The questions in Area 4 "Creating a Positive Self-Image" included: 1) Is it ok if someone thinks you look good? 2) Do you feel good about buying clothes for yourself? 3) Do you work hard getting ready for the day? 4) When you open your closet are you excited about what’s in there? 5) Do people tell you that you look really good? 6) Do you have nice clothes that you like? 7) Do you feel good when looking at yourself in the mirror? 8) When you go clothes shopping are you good at finding clothes?

The lowest records in Area 5 "developing social and work confidence" went to males, Group 1B, people who were black, older participants to the program, people who were White, and QMRP Caseload2. The lowest scores went to males, Group 1B, and people who were Black. The highest records included Group 2, females, people who were Spanish, and QMRP Caseload 1. The highest scores were from Group 2, females, and people who were Spanish. This area included 25 negative responses.

The questions in Area 5 "Developing Social/Work Confidence" included: 1) Are you ok with someone who seems better looking than you? 2) Are you nice to people who are bright and sparkly smart? 3) Do you feel good about being around people who are "up there" in popularity? 4) Do you feel good even when you are having a really hard talk with someone? 5) If someone nice says something nice to you can you say thank you? 6) Are you proud of yourself as a worker? 7) Do you feel good when people say nice things about you? 8) Do you feel hope in areas such as work, love, and life?

The least consistent scores were people who were Spanish, Group 2, males, people aged upper 20's, people who were black, people in their lower 20's, and Group 1B. The least consistent scores were to the advantage of people who were male, upper 20's, black, lower 20's and Group 1B. Least consistency was to the disadvantage of people who spoke Spanish and Group 2.

The most consistent scores were from QMRP Caseload 2, QMRP Caseload 1, people aged in 30's, Group 3, people who were White, and people given nationality of "other." Most consistent was to the advantage of QMRP Caseload 1, people aged in 30's, Group 3 and those given nationality of "other." Most consistent scores were to the disadvantage of QMRP Caseload 2, people who were White, and people who were aged in 40's.

The most favorible indicators of self esteem were QMRP caseload, DSP Group, and nationality. The least favorible indicators of self esteem were length of participation, age, and gender. The most favorible scenario was for the individual to be from DSP Group 1A, on QMRP Caseload 1, from the old group, male, in your 30's, and black. The least favorible scenario was for the individual to be from DSP Group 2, on QMRP Caseload 2, from the new group, female, in your 40's, and Spanish.

Teaching Priorities:  Highest Self Esteem has the lowest numbers/Lowest Self Esteem has the highest numbers

Groups:  1A is -27 (8 people 28%), 1B is -17 (11 people 38%), 3 is -5 (2 people 7%), 2 is 43 (8 people 28%).

Developing social/work confidence - 1B teaches 2 (-18/24)

Looking after self - 1A teaches 2 (-13/12)

Striving sense of confidence - 1A teaches 2 (-8/6)

Creating positive self image - 3 teaches 1A (-7/6)

Fostering good relationships - 1A teaches 3 (-4/5)

Caseload: QMRP Caseload 1 is 48 (people 45%), QMRP Caseload 2 is 50 (16 people 55%).

Striving sense of confidence - QMRP Caseload 1 teaches QMRP Caseload 2 (-15/15)

Fostering Good Relationships - QMRP Caseload 1 teaches QMRP Caseload 2 (-10/10)

Looking after self - QMRP Caseload 1 teaches QMRP Caseload 2 (-9/9)

Create positive self image - QMRP Caseload 1 teaches QMRP Caseload 2 (-7/7)

Developing social/work confidence - QMRP Caseload 1 teaches QMRP Caseload 2 (-7/7)

Length of participation:  New is -8 (7 people 24%), Old is 9 (22 people 76%). 

Creating positive self image - New teaches old (-11/12)

Looking after self - Old teaches new (-6/6)

Striving sense of confidence - Old teaches new (-4/4)

Developing social/work confidence - New teaches old (-4/4)

Fostering good relationships - New teaches old (-3/3)

Gender:  Male is -24 (10 people 34%), Female is 24 (19 people 66%)

Developing social/work confidence - Male teaches females (-22/22)

Creating positive self image - Male teaches females (-3/3)

Striving sense of confidence - Female teaches males (-2/2)

Looking after self - Male teaches females (-2/2)

Fostering good relationships - Female teaches males (-1/1)

Age:  30's is -14 (3 people 10%), high 20's is -2 (12 people 41%), low 20's is 1 (11 people 38%), 40's is 20 (3 people 10%).

Creating positive image - Low 20's teach high 20's (-13/12)

Striving for self confidence - High 20's teach low 20's and 40's (-11/9)

Fostering good relationships - High 20's teach low 20's (-9/8)

Looking after self - Low 20's teach 40's (-9/8)

Developing social/work confidence - 40's teach low 20's (-6/6)

Nationality:  Black is -25 (8 people, 28%), Other is -2 (3 people, 10%), White is 8 (6 people 21%), Spanish is 23 (12 people 41%).

Developing social work confidence - Blacks teach Spanish (-16/19)

Striving for sense of confidence - Other teach Spanish (-6/12)

Creating positive self image - Spanish teach White (-10/7)

Fostering good relationships - Blacks teach White (-8/5)

Looking after self - Spanish teach Black (-6/7)

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155 point difference - most discrepancy

Developing social/work confidence - Male teaches females (-22/22)

Developing social/work confidence - 1B teaches 2 (-18/24)

Developing social/work confidence - Blacks teach Spanish (-16/19)

Developing social/work confidence - Caseload 1 teaches Caseload 2 (-7/7)

Developing social/work confidence - 40's teach low 20's (-6/6)

Developing social/work confidence - New teaches old (-4/4)

98 point difference - 2nd largest discrepancy

Creating positive self-image - Low 20's teach high 20's (-13/12)

Creating positive self-image - New teaches old (-11/12)

Creating positive self-image - Spanish teach White (-10/7)

Creating positive self-image - QMRP Caseload 1 teaches QMRP Caseload 2 (-7/7)

Creating positive self-image - 3 teaches 1A (-7/6)

Creating positive self-image - Male teaches females (-3/3)

94 point difference - 3rd largest discrepancy

Striving for a sense of security - QMRP Caseload 1 teaches QMRP Caseload 2 (-15/15)

Striving for a sense of security - High 20's teach low 20's and 40's (-11/9)

Striving for a sense of security - Other teach Spanish (-6/12)

Striving for a sense of security - 1A teaches 2 (-8/6)

Striving for a sense of security - Old teaches new (-4/4)

Striving for a sense of security - Female teaches males (-2/2)

89 point difference - 4th largest discrepancy

Looking after self - 1A teaches 2 (-13/12)

Looking after self - QMRP Caseload 1 teaches QMRP Caseload 2 (-9/9)

Looking after self - Low 20's teach 40's (-9/8)

Looking after self - Spanish teach Black (-6/7)

Looking after self - Old teaches new (-6/6)

Looking after self - Male teaches females (-2/2)

67 point difference - 5th largest discrepancy

Fostering good relationships - QMRP Caseload 1 teaches QMRP Caseload 2 (-10/10)

Fostering good relationships - High 20's teach low 20's (-9/8)

Fostering good relationships - Blacks teach White (-8/5)

Fostering good relationships - 1A teaches 3 (-4/5)

Fostering good relationships - New teaches old (-3/3)

Fostering good relationships - Female teaches males (-1/1)