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Direct linkFarrell, Albert D.; Pittman, Sarah; Bettencourt, Amie F.; Mehari, Krista R.; Dunn, Courtney; Sullivan, Terri N. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2022
This study examined beliefs about aggression and self-efficacy for nonviolent responses as mediators of longitudinal relations between exposure to violence and physical aggression. Participants were a predominantly African American (79%) sample of 2705 early adolescents from three middle schools within urban neighborhoods with high rates of…
Descriptors: Correlation, Violence, Aggression, Self Efficacy
Sullivan, Terri N.; Washington-Nortey, Princess-Melissa; Sutherland, Kevin S.; Hitti, Stephanie A.; Farrell, Albert D. – School Mental Health, 2021
Identifying factors that help or hinder the implementation of school environment interventions such as the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP) is needed to inform strategies that bolster implementation quality in low-income urban middle school settings. We used qualitative methods to identify supports and barriers for OBPP implementation…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Bullying, Prevention, Urban Schools
Sullivan, Terri N.; Goncy, Elizabeth A.; Garthe, Rachel C.; Carlson, Megan M.; Behrhorst, Kathryn L.; Farrell, Albert D. – Youth & Society, 2020
This study examined relations between patterns of dating aggression and victimization and school environment factors among 4,114 early adolescents attending 37 middle schools in four sites in the United States (51% Black, non-Hispanic, 21% Hispanic, and 17% White). Latent class analyses revealed a five-class solution that differentiated among…
Descriptors: Dating (Social), Aggression, Middle School Students, Intervention
Farrell, Albert D.; Bettencourt, Amie F.; Mehari, Krista R. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2019
This study investigated the structure and concurrent validity of the Beliefs About Fighting Scale (BAFS). Participants were 2,118 students from three urban middle schools who completed measures of their beliefs, frequency of physical aggression, victimization, and nonviolent intentions. Ratings of students' frequency of physical aggression,…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Beliefs, Aggression, Victims
Bettencourt, Amie F.; Farrell, Albert D. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2013
Peer victimization is a common problem among adolescents that has been linked to a variety of adjustment problems. Youth involved in peer victimization represent a heterogeneous group who may differ not only in their levels of victimization and perpetration, but also in the factors that influence their behavior. The current study used latent class…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Adolescents, Aggression, Victims
Sullivan, Terri N.; Sutherland, Kevin S.; Farrell, Albert D.; Taylor, Katherine A. – Remedial and Special Education, 2015
The impact of a school-based violence prevention program, Second Step, on peer victimization and aggression, and emotion regulation was evaluated among 457 sixth graders. A cluster-randomized trial was conducted with classrooms randomly assigned to intervention (n = 14) or control (n = 14) conditions. A repeated measures analysis of covariance on…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Middle School Students, Violence, Prevention
Pugh, Kelly L.; Farrell, Albert D. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2012
Previous research has found an association between mothers' depressive symptoms and their adolescents' involvement in aggression. The present study examined three mechanisms believed to account for this relation: parenting practices, family functioning, and informant discrepancy. Participants were a high-risk sample of 927 mother-adolescent dyads…
Descriptors: Mothers, Structural Equation Models, Prevention, Parenting Styles
Farrell, Albert D.; Bettencourt, Amie; Mays, Sally; Kramer, Alison; Sullivan, Terri; Kliewer, Wendy – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2012
This study examined adolescents' patterns of beliefs about aggression, and how these patterns relate to aggressive and prosocial behavior, and to risk factors associated with aggression. A sample of 477 sixth graders from two urban schools and a school in a nearby county completed measures of beliefs, behavior, and individual, peer and parental…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Prosocial Behavior, Risk, Adolescents
Influence of School-Level Variables on Aggression and Associated Attitudes of Middle School Students
Henry, David B.; Farrell, Albert D.; Schoeny, Michael E.; Tolan, Patrick H.; Dymnicki, Allison B. – Journal of School Psychology, 2011
This study sought to understand school-level influences on aggressive behavior and related social cognitive variables. Participants were 5106 middle school students participating in a violence prevention project. Predictors were school-level norms opposing aggression and favoring nonviolence, interpersonal climate (positive student-teacher…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Violence, Aggression, School Safety
Sullivan, Terri N.; Helms, Sarah W.; Bettencourt, Amie F.; Sutherland, Kevin; Lotze, Geri M.; Mays, Sally; Wright, Stephen; Farrell, Albert D. – Behavioral Disorders, 2012
To enhance the positive adjustment of youths with high incidence disabilities, a better understanding of the factors that influence their use of effective responses in challenging situations is needed. In this qualitative study, adolescents described individual and peer factors that would influence their use of effective nonviolent or aggressive…
Descriptors: Violence, Learning Disabilities, Prevention, Adolescents
Simon, Thomas R.; Ikeda, Robin M.; Smith, Emilie Phillips; Reese, Le'Roy E.; Rabiner, David L.; Miller, Shari; Winn, Donna-Marie; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Asher, Steven R.; Horne, Arthur M.; Orpinas, Pamela; Martin, Roy; Quinn, William H.; Tolan, Patrick H.; Gorman-Smith, Deborah; Henry, David B.; Gay, Franklin N.; Schoeny, Michael; Farrell, Albert D.; Meyer, Aleta L.; Sullivan, Terri N.; Allison, Kevin W. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
This study reports the findings of a multisite randomized trial evaluating the separate and combined effects of 2 school-based approaches to reduce violence among early adolescents. A total of 37 schools at 4 sites were randomized to 4 conditions: (1) a universal intervention that involved implementing a student curriculum and teacher training…
Descriptors: Intervention, Violence, Prevention, Social Influences
Sullivan, Terri N.; Erwin, Elizabeth H.; Helms, Sarah W.; Masho, Saba W.; Farrell, Albert D. – Journal of Primary Prevention, 2010
This qualitative study focused on the identification of problem situations associated with adolescent dating experiences and relationships, including those that placed youth at risk for dating violence perpetration or victimization. Interviews were conducted with 44 African American middle and high school students in an urban school system.…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Prevention, Conflict, Identification
Sullivan, Terri N.; Farrell, Albert D.; Bettencourt, Amie F.; Helms, Sarah W. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2008
We discuss how the five core competencies for healthy adjustment in adolescence (a positive sense of self, self-control, decision-making skills, a moral system of belief, and prosocial connectedness) are represented in theories of aggression and youth violence. We then discuss research supporting the relation between these core competencies and…
Descriptors: Violence, Prevention, Competence, Decision Making
Peer reviewedFarrell, Albert D.; Valois, Robert F.; Meyer, Aleta L.; Tidwell, Ritchie P. – Journal of Primary Prevention, 2003
Effectiveness of Responding In Peaceful and Positive Ways (RIPP) was evaluated in rural schools serving an ethnically diverse student population. Although results were not consistent across all measures and time points, several significant intervention effects were found on self-report measures of aggression, victimization, life satisfaction, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Prevention, Program Evaluation, Rural Schools
Peer reviewedMeyer, Aleta L.; Farrell, Albert D. – Education and Treatment of Children, 1998
Describes efforts to apply the action-research process to design and evaluate a theory-based program of intervention to reduce and prevent youth violence in high-risk urban environments. Twelve objectives were developed to design and evaluate "Responding in Peaceful and Positive Ways," a violence-prevention curriculum for sixth graders.…
Descriptors: Action Research, Aggression, At Risk Persons, Behavior Disorders
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