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Walsh, Kerryann; Zwi, Karen; Woolfenden, Susan; Shlonsky, Aron – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
Objective: To assess evidence of the effectiveness of school-based education programs for the prevention of child sexual abuse (CSA). The programs deliver information about CSA and strategies to help children avoid it and encourage help seeking. Methods: Systematic review including meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs), cluster…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Sexual Abuse, Prevention, Educational Environment
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McPherson, Lyn; Ware, Robert S.; Carrington, Suzanne; Lennox, Nicholas – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Adolescents with intellectual disability have high levels of unrecognized disease and inadequate health screening/promotion which might be addressed by improving health advocacy skills. Methods: A parallel-group cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted to investigate whether a health intervention package, consisting of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Intellectual Disability, Self Determination, Health Promotion
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Greaney, Mary L.; Puleo, Elaine; Sprunck-Harrild, Kim; Haines, Jess; Houghton, Serena C.; Emmons, Karen M. – Health Education & Behavior, 2018
Introduction: Social support is important for behavior change, and it may be particularly important for the complexities of changing multiple risk behaviors (MRB). Research is needed to determine if participants in an MRB intervention can be encouraged to activate their social network to aid their change efforts. Methods: Healthy Directions 2, a…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Randomized Controlled Trials, Behavior Modification, Intervention
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Lindsey, Michael A.; Banks, Andrae; Cota, Catherine F.; Lawrence Scott, Marquisha; Joe, Sean – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
The objective was to qualitatively examine the treatment effects of depression interventions on young, Black males (YBM) across treatment providers and settings via a review. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) seeking to ameliorate depressive symptomology in Black males ages 12-29 were eligible for inclusion. After review of 627 abstracts and 212…
Descriptors: Males, Depression (Psychology), Qualitative Research, Intervention
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Feng, Mingyu; Roschelle, Jeremy; Mason, Craig; Bhanot, Ruchi – Grantee Submission, 2016
Recent studies [10, 23] using US nationwide databases showed high school boys spent significantly less time doing homework than girls, based on their responses to questionnaires and surveys. To investigate gender differences in homework in middle school, in this paper, we analyzed computer log data and standardized test scores of more than 1,000…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Homework, Middle School Students, Grade 7
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Sommer, Teresa Eckrich; Sabol, Terri J.; Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay; Small, Mario; Wilde, Henry; Brown, Sean; Huang, Zong Yang – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2017
Improving children's attendance is a high priority for Head Start and other early childhood education programs serving low-income children. We conducted a randomized control trial in a major northern city to evaluate the impact of a low-cost intervention designed to promote parents' social capital as a potential influence on children's attendance…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Attendance, Disadvantaged Youth, Preschool Education