Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 5 |
Descriptor
| At Risk Persons | 5 |
| Comparative Analysis | 5 |
| Grade 7 | 5 |
| Grade 8 | 3 |
| Middle School Students | 3 |
| Program Effectiveness | 3 |
| Behavior Change | 2 |
| Bullying | 2 |
| Educational Environment | 2 |
| Grade 6 | 2 |
| Prevention | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| American Journal of Health… | 1 |
| Health Education & Behavior | 1 |
| Journal of Early Adolescence | 1 |
| Journal of School Health | 1 |
| Journal of Youth and… | 1 |
Author
| Birkett, Michelle | 1 |
| Cunningham, Nancy J. | 1 |
| El Ghormli, Laure | 1 |
| Ellickson, Phyllis L. | 1 |
| Ericksen, Irene H. | 1 |
| Espelage, Dorothy L. | 1 |
| Gillis, Bonnie | 1 |
| Grant, Gale E. | 1 |
| Hartstein, Jill | 1 |
| Koenig, Brian | 1 |
| Lewis, Allen | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 5 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
Education Level
| Grade 7 | 5 |
| Middle Schools | 4 |
| Grade 8 | 3 |
| Grade 6 | 2 |
| Grade 9 | 1 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Virginia | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkMobley, Connie C.; Stadler, Diane D.; Staten, Myrlene A.; El Ghormli, Laure; Gillis, Bonnie; Hartstein, Jill; Siega-Riz, Anna Maria; Virus, Amy – Journal of School Health, 2012
Background: The HEALTHY primary prevention trial developed an integrated multicomponent intervention program to moderate risk factors for type 2 diabetes in middle schools. The nutrition component aimed to improve the quality of foods and beverages served to students. Changes in the School Breakfast Program (SBP), National School Lunch Program…
Descriptors: Diabetes, Prevention, Health Programs, Nutrition
Weed, Stan E.; Ericksen, Irene H.; Lewis, Allen; Grant, Gale E.; Wibberly, Kathy H. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2008
Objectives: To evaluate the impact of an abstinence education program on sexual intercourse initiation and on possible cognitive mediators of sexual initiation for virgin seventh graders in suburban Virginia. Methods: Measures of sexual behavior and 6 mediating variables were compared at 3 time periods for program participants and a matched…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Sexuality, Grade 7, Moral Values
Birkett, Michelle; Espelage, Dorothy L.; Koenig, Brian – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2009
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual students (LGB) and those questioning their sexual orientation are often at great risk for negative outcomes like depression, suicidality, drug use, and school difficulties (Elliot and Kilpatrick, How to Stop Bullying, A KIDSCAPE Guide to Training, 1994; Mufoz-Plaza et al., High Sch J 85:52-63, 2002; Treadway and Yoakam,…
Descriptors: Bullying, Drug Use, Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality
Longshore, Douglas; Ellickson, Phyllis L.; McCaffrey, Daniel F.; St. Clair, Patricia A. – Health Education & Behavior, 2007
In a recent randomized field trial, Ellickson et al. found the Project ALERT drug prevention curriculum curbed alcohol misuse and tobacco and marijuana use among eighth-grade adolescents. This article reports effects among ninth-grade at-risk adolescents. Comparisons between at-risk girls in ALERT Plus schools (basic curriculum extended to ninth…
Descriptors: Females, Marijuana, Prevention, Drug Education
Cunningham, Nancy J. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2007
Commitment and attachment to school and perception of school norms were examined in a sample of sixth, seventh, and eighth graders to determine whether bullies, victims, bully victims, and students who reported no or low levels of bullying and victimization differed in their level of bonding to school and their perceptions of standards and…
Descriptors: Peer Relationship, Bullying, Victims of Crime, Student Attitudes
