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von Eye, Alexander; Wiedermann, Wolfgang; Herman, Keith C.; Reinke, Wendy – Prevention Science, 2023
In standard statistical data analysis, the effects of intervention or prevention efforts are evaluated in terms of variable relations. Results from application of regression-type methods suggest whether, overall, intervention is successful. In this article, we propose using configural frequency analysis (CFA) either in tandem with regression-type…
Descriptors: Intervention, Regression (Statistics), Data Analysis, Profiles
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Marie Pil Jensen; Rikke Fredenslund Krølner; Lau Caspar Thygesen; Lisbeth Lund; Susan Andersen – Prevention Science, 2024
Preventing young people's cigarette smoking is a major public health priority, and smoking is especially prevalent in vocational schools. Well-enforced comprehensive school tobacco policies accompanied by preventive efforts show potential to reduce smoking, but the implementation process is crucial to achieve the intended effect. We investigate…
Descriptors: Smoking, Prevention, Intervention, Vocational Education
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Valenzuela, Daniela; Turunen, Tiina; Gana, Sofía; Rojas-Barahona, Cristian A.; Araya, Ricardo; Salmivalli, Christina; Gaete, Jorge – Prevention Science, 2022
Bullying is a major health problem. The KiVa antibullying program has been evaluated in Finland and other European countries, showing preventive effects on self-reported bullying victimization and perpetration. No evaluations of this program have been conducted in Latin America. A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted at socially…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bullying, Prevention, Program Effectiveness
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Robert W. S. Coulter; Nicholas Szoko; Jessica Frankeberger; Brian Adams; Kelley A. Jones; Carla D. Chugani; Jocelyn Anderson; Janine Talis; Heather L. McCauley; Elizabeth Miller – Prevention Science, 2024
Sexual violence (SV) on college campuses disproportionately affects cisgender (nontransgender) women, sexual minorities (e.g., gays/lesbians, bisexuals), and gender minority (e.g., transgender/nonbinary) people. This study investigates gender and sexual behavior differences in common SV intervention targets--SV-related knowledge, prevention…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Sexual Orientation, LGBTQ People, Violence
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Waasdorp, Tracy Evian; Paskewich, Brooke S.; Waanders, Christine; Fu, Rui; Leff, Stephen S. – Prevention Science, 2022
The Preventing Relational Aggression in Schools Everyday (PRAISE) Program is a school-based program that has shown promise for reducing aggression. PRAISE, 20-session classroom-based universal prevention program, was designed to be appropriate and responsive to the needs of youth within the urban school context. A preliminary trial of PRAISE…
Descriptors: Aggression, Prevention, School Activities, Youth
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Chloé Tolmatcheff; René Veenstra; Isabelle Roskam; Benoit Galand – Prevention Science, 2024
This study examined the relation between both implementation fidelity and quality and the outcomes of two different anti-bullying interventions targeting distinct processes involved in bullying: moral disengagement and social norms. In total, 34 French-speaking Belgian teachers from six elementary schools were trained to deliver either the moral…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 4, Grade 5
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Hannah G. Calvert; Christopher M. Fleming; Michaela Lowe; Teri Lewis; Carl F. Siebert; Ashley Havlicak; Nate Anderson; Tate Castleton; Lindsey Turner – Prevention Science, 2025
The need for well-implemented evidence-based interventions (EBIs) for the prevention of behavioral issues among children and adolescents is substantial. In rural areas, the need often matches or surpasses that of urban areas. Schools have a wide reach for prevention-focused EBIs. However, implementation in rural schools is often hindered by…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Positive Behavior Supports, Student Behavior
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Xian Li; Shih-Han Chen; Chun-Yang Lee; An Li; Min Gao; Xinlan Cai; Shao-Chieh Hsueh; Yi-Chen Chiang – Prevention Science, 2024
Adolescence is a critical period during which youth develop and shape their behaviors. Because differences between youths are strongly connected to environmental factors, we aimed to elucidate possible pathways from home-school regulation and atmosphere to youths' prosocial and antisocial behaviors. Data were derived from the China Education Panel…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Depression (Psychology), Prosocial Behavior, Antisocial Behavior
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Wilcox, Holly C.; Petras, Hanno; Brown, Hendricks C.; Kellam, Sheppard G. – Prevention Science, 2022
Three generations of developmental epidemiologically based randomized field trials of the Good Behavior Game (GBG) have been delivered to Baltimore elementary schools. With the collaboration of family and community partners, all three trials were directed at decreasing proximal targets of aggressive behavior and improving learning in first-grade…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Educational Games, Student Behavior, Behavior Modification