Friedman S, Rogers P P, Gettys J
Percept Mot Skills. 1975 Feb;40(1):165-6. doi: 10.2466/pms.1975.40.1.165.
A group of boys and girls (9 to 15 yr. of age) who were identified as emotionally disturbed and in residential enrollment at a short-term (2 to 15 mo.) high-impact residential treatment center displayed a significant gain on the Coopersmith Self-esteem Inventory. Of the 59 children 37 showed a gain; 19 showed a decrease.