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Direct linkBirch, Paul James; White, Joseph M.; Fellows, Kaylene – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2017
Evaluations of a large federally funded sexual risk avoidance education (SRAE) efforts in the USA have not been widely reported in the wake of funding cuts. The purpose of this study is to report results from a broad set of programmes to demonstrate the breadth of field effectiveness of these programmes. Twenty-seven separate community-based SRAE…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Sex Education, Prevention, Program Evaluation
Predictors of Bullying and Victimization in Childhood and Adolescence: A Meta-Analytic Investigation
Cook, Clayton R.; Williams, Kirk R.; Guerra, Nancy G.; Kim, Tia E.; Sadek, Shelly – School Psychology Quarterly, 2010
Research on the predictors of 3 bully status groups (bullies, victims, and bully victims) for school-age children and adolescents was synthesized using meta-analytic procedures. The primary purpose was to determine the relative strength of individual and contextual predictors to identify targets for prevention and intervention. Age and how…
Descriptors: Intervention, Bullying, Prevention, Victims of Crime
Vella-Zarb, Rachel A.; Elgar, Frank J. – Journal of American College Health, 2009
Objective: (1) To use the available research to estimate the amount of weight gained by college freshman during their first year of college. (2) To identify potential predictors of freshman weight gain. Methods: A meta-analysis was conducted in November 2008. The analysis focused on articles published in English scientific journals between 1985…
Descriptors: Intervals, Prevention, Nutrition, College Freshmen
Peer reviewedUnic, Ivana; Stalmeier, Peep F. M.; Peer, Petronella G. M.; van Daal, Willem A. J. – Patient Education and Counseling, 1997
Studies of variables predicting familial breast cancer (N=59) were analyzed to develop screening recommendations for women with nonhereditary familial breast cancer present. The pooled relative risk (RR) and cumulative probability were used to estimate risk. Data and conclusions are presented. Recommendations for screening and counseling are…
Descriptors: Cancer, Counseling, Family Health, Females
Reyno, Sandra M.; McGrath, Patrick J. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: The differential effectiveness of parent training has led researchers to examine a variety of child, parent, and familial variables that may predict treatment response. Studies have identified a diverse set of child, parent psychological/behavioral and demographic variables that are associated with treatment outcome and dropout.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Family Income, Psychopathology, Child Behavior
