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Results of the Group Climate Research
Viru Prison
Group Climate Research
In May 2015 we visited your institution and asked you to fill out a
questionnaire consisting questions about your experiences of
your stay in the prison. We also had some interviews with
adolescents. We would like to present the results of the research
to you in this leaflet.
Living group climate… what is that?
The living group climate is your perception of the
social environment on the group/unit where you
stay. There are four dimensions of the group
climate that can be divided: support (whether
you think the group workers help and support
you), growth (whether you learn things during
your stay that are helpful for your future),
atmosphere (whether there is a safe and positive
atmosphere between the adolescents) and
repression (whether there are strict rules and if
there is force used by group workers). When
there is a positive group climate, you experience
a lot of growth, support from the group workers,
a positive atmosphere and a low level of
repression. A positive living group climate is
important to profit from your treatment in the
future.
Living group climate
The results show that the adolescents in your institution experience the
living group climate negative compared to the other institions in Estonia.
Support
Growth
Repression
Atmosphere
Grades
The support you get from the social
workers
3,9
The things you learn
4,7
The atmosphere on the group
4,0
Honesty on your group/unit
4,1
The rules on your unit/group
4,1
= Real satisfied
= A bit satisfied
= Not really satisfied, but also not unsatisfied
= A bit unsatisfied
= Really unsatisfied
Living group climate research… and
then?
The results of this research are also given to the staff and
the management of the institutions. It is very important
for them, because they want to learn from the results of
this research. Together with you, they want to improve
the living group climate in your facility. The interviews
are also used for this.
In December we will ask you again to fill out a
questionnaire or participate in an interview. This way we
can monitor the living group climate and see whether it
has improved. We hope you will take part in the research
again!
Thanks for your cooperation!
The research is led by:
Peer van der Helm ([email protected])
Lector Residential Youth Care
Expertisecentre Youth, Univerity of Applied Sciences
Zernikedreef 11, room C1.001, Leiden
If you have any questions about the results or about the
research, please don’t hesitate to contact:
Dr. Peer van der Helm
[email protected]