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Hannah D. Kassab; Julie Sarno Owens; Steven W. Evans; Elise L. Everly; Amori Yee Mikami – School Mental Health, 2023
The randomized trial of the Making Socially Accepting Inclusive Classrooms (MOSAIC) program included intensive coaching from research staff to support teachers' implementation of MOSAIC strategies and resulted in positive student outcomes (Mikami et al., J. Clin. Child Adolesc. Psychol. 51(6):1039-1052, 2022). However, these intensive procedures…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Research, Intervention
Leaf, Justin B.; Leaf, Jeremy A.; Milne, Christine; Taubman, Mitchell; Oppenheim-Leaf, Misty; Torres, Norma; Townley-Cochran, Donna; Leaf, Ronald; McEachin, John; Yoder, Paul – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
In this study we evaluated a social skills group which employed a progressive applied behavior analysis model for individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. A randomized control trial was utilized; eight participants were randomly assigned to a treatment group and seven participants were randomly assigned to a waitlist control group. The…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Interpersonal Competence, Behavior Modification
Gordon, Chloe S.; Howard, Steven J.; Kervin, Lisa K.; Jones, Sandra C. – Health Education & Behavior, 2018
Objective: Alcohol media literacy (AML) programs have achieved positive results for alcohol prevention; however, gender may moderate program effectiveness. This study investigated gender differences for an Australian AML intervention. Method: Fifth and sixth graders (N = 165), allocated to an intervention or wait-list control group, participated…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Media Literacy, Program Effectiveness, Intervention
Flynn, Mark A.; Carter, Elizabeth; Craig, Clay – Journal of Drug Education, 2017
While there is mounting support for the efficacy of alcohol-based curriculum infusion (CI) programs, studies have yielded mixed results. Insufficient attention has been given to nuances in the types of CI. Using a two-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design, this study assessed two forms of CI, information-only (IO) and service learning…
Descriptors: College Students, Service Learning, Outcomes of Education, Alcohol Education
Graves, Scott L., Jr.; Herndon-Sobalvarro, Adriana; Nichols, Kayla; Aston, Candice; Ryan, Alison; Blefari, Adam; Schutte, Kerry; Schachner, Andrea; Vicoria, Lindsey; Prier, Darius – School Psychology Quarterly, 2017
The purpose of the present study was to assess the efficacy of a culturally adapted version of the Strong Start intervention program on the social-emotional outcomes of African American male students. Externalizing behavior problems of children, specifically African American males, are of great concern for schools. Punitive discipline polices such…
Descriptors: Males, Elementary School Students, Coping, Intervention
Flynn, Mark A.; Carter, Elizabeth – Communication Education, 2016
A two-group pretest-post-test quasi-experiment was conducted to analyze the impact of curriculum infusion of the social norms approach on students' alcohol perceptions and behaviors. This study extended previous research by examining two types of curriculum infusion, information only (IO) and service learning (SL). Also, owing to variations in…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Social Behavior, Pretests Posttests, Quasiexperimental Design
Powell, Tara; Thompson, Sanna J. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Objective: This article presents the Journey of Hope (JoH), a school-based intervention for children who have experienced a collective trauma such as a natural disaster. Through the use of group work, the JoH focuses on building coping skills and enhancing protective factors to help children recover. Method: This quasi-experimental research…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Intervention, Trauma, Natural Disasters
Kroflic, Robi; Smrtnik Vitulic, Helena – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2015
The aim of the present study was to ascertain the effects of the five-month implementation of the comprehensive inductive educational approach on the social behaviour of kindergarten children. The sample consisted of 52 children in the experimental group and 48 children in the control group, aged from 2.6 to 6.0 years. The kindergarten teachers…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Social Behavior, Program Effectiveness
Fang, Angela; Sawyer, Alice T.; Asnaani, Anu; Hofmann, Stefan G. – Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 2013
Conventional cognitive-behavioral therapy for social anxiety disorder, which is closely based on the treatment for depression, has been shown to be effective in numerous randomized placebo-controlled trials. Although this intervention is more effective than waitlist control group and placebo conditions, a considerable number of clients do not…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Depression (Psychology), Control Groups, Outcomes of Treatment
Chittleborough, Catherine R.; Nicholson, Alexandra L.; Basker, Elaine; Bell, Sarah; Campbell, Rona – Health Education Research, 2012
This article explores factors that may influence hand washing behaviour among pupils and staff in primary schools. A qualitative process evaluation within a cluster randomized controlled trial included pupil focus groups (n = 16, aged 6-11 years), semi-structured interviews (n = 16 teachers) and observations of hand washing facilities (n = 57).…
Descriptors: Intervention, Hygiene, Semi Structured Interviews, Elementary School Students
Kassardjian, Alyne; Taubman, Mitchell; Rudrud, Eric; Leaf, Justin B.; Edwards, Andrew; McEachin, John; Leaf, Ron; Schulze, Kim – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2013
Individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder often display deficits in social skills. While research has shown behavioral interventions to be effective in teaching and/or increasing a variety of appropriate social skills, limited research has shown generalization of these skills to the natural setting. The Teaching Interaction procedure…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Social Behavior, Control Groups
Rink, Elizabeth; Ricker, Adriann; FourStar, Kris; Anastario, Michael – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2016
American Indian (AI) men experience sexual and reproductive health disparities including sexually transmitted infections, unplanned pregnancy, absent fatherhood, and intimate relationship violence. Using a case-control study within a community-based participatory research framework, we investigated the effectiveness of a sexual and reproductive…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Males, Health Behavior, Health Education
de Vries, Marieke; Prins, Pier J. M.; Schmand, Ben A.; Geurts, Hilde M. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2015
Background: People with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) experience executive function (EF) deficits. There is an urgent need for effective interventions, but in spite of the increasing research focus on computerized cognitive training, this has not been studied in ASD. Hence, we investigated two EF training conditions in children with ASD.…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Executive Function, Intervention
Sheridan, Susan M.; Knoche, Lisa L.; Edwards, Carolyn P.; Kupzyk, Kevin A.; Clarke, Brandy L.; Moorman Kim, Elizabeth – Early Education and Development, 2014
Research Findings: This study reports the results of a randomized trial of a parent engagement intervention (the Getting Ready intervention) on directly observed learning-related social behaviors of children from low-income families in the context of parent-child interactions. The study explored the moderating effect of parental depression on…
Descriptors: Role, Depression (Psychology), Parent Child Relationship, Control Groups
Bennett, Jill E.; Sekaquaptewa, Denise – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2014
This study tested the effect of a message describing a social norm of egalitarian attitudes and behaviors in an engineering college on male students' attitudes and behavioral intentions surrounding diversity in engineering. Participants were first-semester university students enrolled in four sections of an introductory engineering course in…
Descriptors: Social Attitudes, Social Behavior, Engineering Education, Males
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