NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Showing 1 to 15 of 225 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Magee, Kelsey E.; Connell, Arin; Hipwell, Alison E.; Shaw, Daniel; Westling, Erika; Keenan, Kate; Stormshak, Elizabeth; Ha, Thao; Stepp, Stephanie – Prevention Science, 2023
Integrative data analysis (IDA) was used to derive developmental models of depression, externalizing problems, and self-regulatory processes in three prevention trials of the Family Check-Up and one longitudinal, community-based study of girls over a 10-year span covering early to late adolescence (N = 4,773; 74.9% female, 41.7% white). We used…
Descriptors: Prediction, Inhibition, Longitudinal Studies, Scores
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lindstrom Johnson, S.; Jones, V.; Ryan, L.; DuBois, D. L.; Fein, J. A.; Cheng, T. L. – Prevention Science, 2022
Mentoring is considered an evidence-based practice for violence prevention. This study presents a partial replication of the "Take Charge!" program implemented in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBS). One hundred and eighty-eight early adolescents (M age = 12.87; 61.17% male) who were treated for peer-related…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Injuries, Violence, Peer Relationship
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Maria Elena Medina-Mora; Stephen S. Kulis; Tania Real; Bertha L. Nuño-Gutiérrez; Maria Dolores Corona; Olalla Cutrín; Flavio F. Marsiglia – Prevention Science, 2024
This article reports on effects of two earthquakes in Mexico on adolescents attending middle school. The earthquakes struck in close succession during the implementation of a school-based prevention program, providing an opportunity to assess emotional distress due to the earthquakes and whether the life skills taught in the program affected how…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Natural Disasters, Early Adolescents, Middle School Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Primi, Caterina; Donati, Maria Anna – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2022
Preventive efforts are necessary to reduce the risk for problem gambling among adolescents, especially among more at-risk youth. However, only a small proportion of the preventive initiatives implemented in the field of adolescent problem gambling are based on robust theoretical models and have been evaluated in their efficacy. By referring to the…
Descriptors: Prevention, Behavior Problems, Adolescents, At Risk Persons
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Foody, Mairéad; Samara, Muthanna; O'Higgins Norman, James – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
Background: In recent times, sibling bullying has emerged of interest to researchers concerned with the emotional and behavioural implications for victimization regardless of type and setting. Aims: This research attempts to extend current knowledge on both peer and sibling bullying and to determine the effects of poly-setting victimization. This…
Descriptors: Victims, Bullying, Friendship, Depression (Psychology)
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Tein, Jenn-Yun; Wang, Frances L.; Oro, Veronica; Kim, Hanjoe; Shaw, Daniel; Wilson, Melvin; Lemery-Chalfant, Kathryn – Developmental Psychology, 2023
This study is a secondary data analysis that extends knowledge about the effects of the early childhood Family Check-Up (FCU) intervention to trajectories of general psychopathology problems (p factor) across early and middle childhood, and effects on adolescent psychopathology and polydrug use. The Early Steps Multisite study (ClinicalTrials.gov…
Descriptors: Young Children, Children, Adolescents, Psychopathology
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Adriana Díez-Gómez; Carla Sebastián-Enesco; Alicia Pérez-Albéniz; Beatriz Lucas-Molina; Susana Al-Halabí; Eduardo Fonseca-Pedrero – School Mental Health, 2024
Suicidal behaviour is a major socio-health problem worldwide. However, there are few empirically validated programs for universal prevention of suicidal behaviour in school settings. The aim of the present study was to design and validate the "PositivaMente" program for the prevention of suicidal behaviour in school-age adolescents aged…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Suicide, Prevention
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Sánchez-Alcaraz, Bernardino J.; Gómez-Mármol, Alberto; Valero-Valenzuela, Alfonso; Courel-Ibáñez, Javier – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2021
Purpose: To investigate how a physical activity education program based on the teaching personal and social responsibility (TPSR) model affected disruptive behaviors in teenagers. Method: A total of 338 students (13-15 years old) from the 672 recruited completed a 4-month TPSR-model-based program during their physical education lessons. Disruptive…
Descriptors: Social Responsibility, Teaching Models, Aggression, Behavior Problems
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Michele L. Ybarra; Hanno Petras; Kimberly L. Goodman; Kimberly J. Mitchell – Prevention Science, 2024
To identify factors in adolescence that predict the onset of sexual violence in adolescence and young adulthood. Data were analyzed from six survey waves of the longitudinal Growing up with Media Study (2008-2018) conducted in the USA. Participants were 778 youth 13-18 years old at baseline, who completed online surveys assessing sexual violence…
Descriptors: Rape, Sexuality, Adolescents, Predictor Variables
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Esbensen, Anna J.; Hoffman, Emily K.; Shaffer, Rebecca C.; Patel, Lina R.; Jacola, Lisa M. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
The current study evaluates the concurrent relationship between parent ratings of executive functioning and maladaptive behavior among children and adolescents with Down syndrome and then repeats this evaluation using teacher reports. Parents and teachers of 63 school-age children with Down syndrome rated the child's executive functioning…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Behavior Problems, Children, Adolescents
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Spoth, Richard; Redmond, Cleve; Shin, Chungyeol; Trudeau, Linda; Greenberg, Mark T.; Feinberg, Mark E.; Welsh, Janet – Child Development, 2022
This study evaluated emerging adult effects of the PROmoting School-Community-University Partnerships to Enhance Resilience (PROSPER) universal prevention delivery system implemented in middle schools. Twenty-eight rural school districts were randomized to intervention and control conditions, with 1985 nineteen-year-old participants (90.6% White,…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Prevention, Middle School Students, Rural Schools
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Ladis, Barry A.; Macgowan, Mark; Thomlison, Barbara; Fava, Nicole M.; Huang, Hui; Trucco, Elisa M.; Martinez, Marcos J. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2019
Purpose: This systematic review provides an assessment of parent-focused preventive interventions that are effective in preventing early substance use (SU) and other problem behaviors among youth. Method: A systematic search following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines was conducted to identify prevention…
Descriptors: Parents, Prevention, Intervention, Youth
Antonio A. Morgan-López; Catherine P. Bradshaw; Rashelle J. Musci – Grantee Submission, 2023
This paper serves as an introduction to the special issue of Prevention Science entitled, "Innovations and Applications of Integrative Data Analysis (IDA) and Related Data Harmonization Procedures in Prevention Science." This special issue includes a collection of original papers from multiple disciplines that apply individual-level data…
Descriptors: Prevention, Depression (Psychology), Intervention, Innovation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Walters, Glenn D. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2022
The goal of this study was to test nonverbal intelligence and neighborhood social capital as protective factors against future delinquency in early adolescent youth placed at risk by virtue of their involvement in childhood conduct problems. Analyzing longitudinal data from 3,028 youth (1,565 boys, 1,463 girls) in one cohort of the Longitudinal…
Descriptors: Social Capital, Resilience (Psychology), At Risk Persons, Behavior Problems
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Asanjarani, Faramarz; Asgari, Mostafa – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2021
School-based empowerment programs are types of interventions targeting students with or without behavioral, psychological, and emotional difficulties at schools. The purpose of the current study was to examine the effectiveness of a school-based social and mental empowerment program on students' behavioral and developmental problems. We…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, School Counseling, Well Being, Mental Health
Previous Page | Next Page »
Pages: 1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  |  8  |  9  |  10  |  11  |  ...  |  15