Windjammer: Finding Purpose and Meaning on a Tall Ship Adventure
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Sail Ship Experiences and Wellbeing
3. The Windjammer Project
- Is “meaning in life” perceived differently among Windjammers and not-at-risk youth? (Ungdata)
- What processes are involved and activated during a tall ship adventure?
- How does a month at sea affect Windjammers’ life stories and their initial sense of meaning?
4. Materials and Methods
5. Data Collection, Samples, Measures, and Methodological Considerations
5.1. Windjammer
5.2. Ungdata: Comparison Group
5.3. Quantitative Data
5.4. Qualitative Data: Sensory Ethnography
5.5. Observations
5.6. Interviews, Sample, and Procedure
6. Analyses
6.1. Quantitative Data
6.2. Sensory Ethnological Analysis
6.3. Mixed Approach Analysis
7. Results
7.1. Quantitative Data
7.2. Findings from the Sensory Ethnographic Approach
7.2.1. Commitment
7.2.2. Social Wellbeing
7.2.3. Familiarization with Seamanship
7.2.4. Self-Acceptance
8. The Stories of Fred, Anna, and Robert
8.1. Fred
8.2. Anna
8.3. Robert
9. Discussion
10. Implications
11. Limitations
12. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
1 | For more details on Ungdata, measures, and scales, see https://www.ungdata.no/metode-og-dokumentasjon/ (accessed on 1 March 2023). |
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Variable | Ungdata | Windjammer | p | d | ||||
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N | M | SD | N | M | SD | |||
I feel that what I do in life is meaningful (s*) | 268,024 | 3.49 | 1.38 | 119 | 2.96 | 1.12 | 0.000 | 1.38 |
Felt lonely (u*) | 709,246 | 1.82 | 0.97 | 119 | 1.95 | 0.89 | 0.001 | 1.00 |
Felt hopelessness about the future (d*) | 709,444 | 1.88 | 1.00 | 120 | 2.13 | 0.98 | n.s. | 1.00 |
What do you think your future will be? Do you think you … will have a good, happy life? (f*) | 739,819 | 1.56 | 0.88 | 119 | 1.66 | 0.92 | n.s. | 0.88 |
How happy or unhappy are you … with parents (h*) | 736,215 | 4.39 | 1.12 | 120 | 3.78 | 0.90 | 0.05 | 1.12 |
… with friends (h*) | 734,235 | 4.39 | 1.02 | 121 | 3.90 | 1.00 | n.s. | 1.02 |
… with school (h*) | 735,252 | 3.77 | 1.21 | 121 | 2.98 | 1.22 | n.s. | 1.21 |
… with neighborhood (h*) | 733,391 | 3.84 | 1.18 | 121 | 3.24 | 1.08 | n.s. | 1.18 |
… with health (h*) | 733,337 | 3.81 | 1.23 | 121 | 3.36 | 1.06 | n.s. | 1.23 |
… with appearance (h*) | 731,546 | 3.48 | 1.29 | 120 | 3.42 | 1.07 | 0.001 | 1.29 |
Been nervous or felt uneasy (a*) | 497,014 | 1.72 | 0.94 | 119 | 1.93 | 0.86 | 0.003 | 0.94 |
Felt worthless (a*) | 306,209 | 1.68 | 0.99 | 120 | 1.63 | 0.80 | 0.001 | 0.99 |
I’m very happy with how I am (s*) | 519,876 | 3.92 | 1.16 | 118 | 3.45 | 1.06 | n.s. | 1.16 |
I’m often disappointed with myself (s*) | 517,172 | 2.50 | 1.34 | 119 | 2.96 | 1.15 | 0.000 | 1.34 |
I don’t like the way that I live my life (s*) | 226,569 | 2.37 | 1.42 | 120 | 3.19 | 1.14 | 0.000 | 1.42 |
I’m generally happy with myself (s*) | 227,272 | 3.87 | 1.22 | 120 | 3.47 | 1.03 | n.s. | 1.22 |
I like myself the way I am (s*) | 498,332 | 3.84 | 1.24 | 120 | 3.55 | 1.07 | n.s. | 1.24 |
I’m very happy with the way I am (s*) | 289,427 | 3.89 | 1.23 | 120 | 3.37 | 1.08 | n.s. | 1.23 |
I find it quite difficult to make friends (s*) | 270,316 | 2.14 | 1.34 | 118 | 2.72 | 1.29 | n.s. | 1.34 |
I always manage to solve difficult problems if I try hard enough (e*) | 210,449 | 4.00 | 1.01 | 119 | 3.82 | 0.84 | n.s. | 1.01 |
If someone is opposing me, I can find methods and ways of getting what I want (e*) | 204,830 | 3.70 | 1.10 | 118 | 3.29 | 0.85 | 0.005 | 1.10 |
I feel confident that I could deal with unexpected events in an effective manner (e*) | 203,168 | 3.81 | 1.08 | 119 | 3.60 | 0.85 | n.s. | 1.08 |
I stay calm when I encounter difficulties because I have confidence in my ability to master situations (e*) | 203,401 | 3.57 | 1.23 | 118 | 3.21 | 1.11 | 0.05 | 1.23 |
Variable | Windjammer Pre | Windjammer 3 Months | p | Cohen’s d | ||||
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N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | |||
I feel that what I do in life is meaningful (s*) | 119 | 2.96 | 1.12 | 37 | 2.86 | 1.38 | 0.05 | 1.18 |
Felt lonely (u*) | 119 | 1.95 | 0.89 | 39 | 2.08 | 0.90 | n.s. | 0.89 |
Felt hopelessness about the future (d*) | 120 | 2.13 | 0.98 | 39 | 2.03 | 1.11 | n.s. | 1.02 |
What do you think your future will be? Do you think you … will have a good, happy life? (f*) | 119 | 1.66 | 0.92 | 38 | 1.63 | 0.88 | n.s. | 0.91 |
How happy or unhappy are you … with parents (h*) | 120 | 3.78 | 0.90 | 39 | 3.44 | 1.00 | n.s. | 0.92 |
… with friends (h*) | 121 | 3.90 | 1.00 | 38 | 3.74 | 1.01 | n.s. | 1.00 |
… with school (h*) | 121 | 2.98 | 1.22 | 34 | 2.94 | 1.04 | 0.05 | 1.18 |
… with neighborhood (h*) | 121 | 3.24 | 1.08 | 39 | 3.05 | 1.00 | n.s. | 1.06 |
… with health (h*) | 121 | 3.36 | 1.06 | 39 | 2.95 | 1.10 | n.s. | 1.07 |
… with appearance (h*) | 120 | 3.42 | 1.07 | 39 | 3.18 | 1.17 | n.s. | 1.10 |
Been nervous or felt uneasy (a*) | 119 | 1.93 | 0.86 | 39 | 2.26 | 1.02 | n.s. | 0.90 |
Felt worthless (a*) | 120 | 1.63 | 0.80 | 39 | 1.79 | 0.95 | n.s. | 0.84 |
I´m very happy with how I am (s*) | 118 | 3.45 | 1.06 | 39 | 3.41 | 1.09 | n.s. | 1.07 |
I´m often disappointed with myself (s*) | 119 | 2.96 | 1.15 | 39 | 3.15 | 1.14 | n.s. | 1.14 |
I don’t like the way that I live my life (s*) | 120 | 3.19 | 1.14 | 39 | 3.31 | 1.24 | n.s. | 1.16 |
I´m generally happy with myself (s*) | 120 | 3.47 | 1.03 | 39 | 3.38 | 1.07 | n.s. | 1.04 |
I like myself the way I am (s*) | 120 | 3.55 | 1.07 | 39 | 3.54 | 1.19 | n.s. | 1.10 |
I´m very happy with the way I am (s*) | 120 | 3.37 | 1.08 | 39 | 2.90 | 1.17 | n.s. | 1.10 |
I find it quite difficult to make friends (s*) | 118 | 2.72 | 1.29 | 38 | 2.71 | 1.29 | n.s. | 1.29 |
I always manage to solve difficult problems if I try hard enough (e*) | 119 | 3.82 | 0.84 | 38 | 3.92 | 0.71 | n.s. | 0.81 |
If someone is opposing me, I can find methods and ways of getting what I want (e*) | 118 | 3.29 | 0.85 | 38 | 3.16 | 0.92 | n.s. | 0.87 |
I feel confident that I could deal with unexpected events in an effective manner (e*) | 119 | 3.60 | 0.85 | 38 | 3.39 | 0.97 | n.s. | 0.88 |
I stay calm when I encounter difficulties because I have confidence in my ability to master situations (e*) | 118 | 3.21 | 1.11 | 38 | 3.18 | 0.96 | n.s. | 1.07 |
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Dyrdal, G.M.; Løvoll, H.S. Windjammer: Finding Purpose and Meaning on a Tall Ship Adventure. Soc. Sci. 2023, 12, 459. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12080459
Dyrdal GM, Løvoll HS. Windjammer: Finding Purpose and Meaning on a Tall Ship Adventure. Social Sciences. 2023; 12(8):459. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12080459
Chicago/Turabian StyleDyrdal, Gunvor Marie, and Helga Synnevåg Løvoll. 2023. "Windjammer: Finding Purpose and Meaning on a Tall Ship Adventure" Social Sciences 12, no. 8: 459. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12080459