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Direct linkValenzuela, Daniela; Turunen, Tiina; Gana, Sofía; Rojas-Barahona, Cristian A.; Araya, Ricardo; Salmivalli, Christina; Gaete, Jorge – Prevention Science, 2022
Bullying is a major health problem. The KiVa antibullying program has been evaluated in Finland and other European countries, showing preventive effects on self-reported bullying victimization and perpetration. No evaluations of this program have been conducted in Latin America. A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted at socially…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bullying, Prevention, Program Effectiveness
Santina, Tania; Beaulieu, Dominique; Gagné, Camille; Guillaumie, Laurence – Health Education Journal, 2020
Objective: This study describes the step-by-step development of the IMove30+ programme and outlines lessons derived from the authors' experience using an intervention mapping protocol (IMP)-based programme design. The programme was designed to increase the moderate to vigorous physical activity (PA) level at school among Lebanese children, aged…
Descriptors: Intervention, Physical Activity Level, Child Health, Preadolescents
Shi, Bing; Xie, Hongling – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2012
Using peer nominations of physical aggression and perceived popularity in the spring semester of fifth grade, we identified 54 popular aggressive and 42 nonpopular aggressive preadolescents in a diverse sample of 318 participants recruited from an urban school district. Physical aggression in the spring semester of sixth grade was included to…
Descriptors: Preadolescents, Social Status, Aggression, Developmental Continuity
Shah, Nirvi – Education Week, 2011
The author reports on a Republican presidential debate which revives the contention over requiring middle school girls to be vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer. At the September 12 debate, U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann, of Minnesota, and Rick Santorum, a former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, attacked Texas Governor…
Descriptors: Daughters, Immunization Programs, Cancer, Presidents
Gonzalez-Blanks, Ana G.; Lopez, Stella G.; Garza, Raymond T. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2012
The present study examines collectivist influences in preventing smoking among Hispanic youths. Using a pretest/posttest design, sixth-graders received a collectivist or standard curriculum. Both curricula contained knowledge-based facts about smoking. The collectivist condition included an interdependent perspective. Compared to the standard…
Descriptors: Prevention, Smoking, Preadolescents, Self Concept
Lopez, Stella G.; Garza, Raymond T.; Gonzalez-Blanks, Ana G. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2012
The present study examined the role of individualism-collectivism (IC) and acculturation in smoking prevention programs for Hispanic preadolescents. The sixth graders received a collectivist or individualist curriculum. Both programs contained knowledge-based facts about smoking. The collectivist condition included an interdependent…
Descriptors: Individualism, Smoking, Prevention, Health Programs
Download full textPracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2017
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2017, taking place in Budapest, Hungary, from 29 of April to 1 of May, 2017. Modern psychology offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Anxiety, Cognitive Restructuring, Outcomes of Treatment
Dielman, T. E.; And Others – 1988
An alcohol misuse prevention study (AMPS) curriculum was developed, implemented, and evaluated with over 5,000 fifth and sixth grade students. The AMPS program, emphasizing peer resistance skills, focused on the immediate effects of alcohol, risks of alcohol misuse, and social pressures to misuse alcohol. Schools were randomly assigned to…
Descriptors: Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Grade 5
Peer reviewedPendegrass, R. A.; Brown, Kathleen Y. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1988
Piloted Me-ology Drug Prevention Program in Ohio among sixth graders in rural and small town schools. Conducted pre/post tests to measure students' knowledge of decision making processes, alcohol, drugs, and tobacco. Results supported use of program in expanding students' knowledge base. (NB)
Descriptors: Alcoholic Beverages, Decision Making, Drinking, Drug Education
Ketchel, Judy A.; Bieger, George R. – 1989
"Skills for Adolescence" is a drug prevention program designed specifically for young adolescents (ages 10 to 14) which features a course for grades 6-8 that can be offered in conjunction with classes in language arts, social studies, health, and related content areas, providing opportunities for students to use the skills of reading, writing,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Curriculum Evaluation, Drug Abuse, Grade 6
Jones, Deborah J.; Olson, Ardis L.; Forehand, Rex; Gaffney, Cecelia A.; Zens, Michael S.; Bau, J. J. – Behavior Therapy, 2005
Four years of longitudinal data from 2,153 families with a 5th- or 6th-grade preadolescent participating in a family-focused pediatric primary-care-based prevention program were used to examine whether prevention effects were moderated by positive parenting and/or adolescent gender. Alcohol and tobacco use, internalizing problems, and…
Descriptors: Smoking, Child Rearing, Parent Child Relationship, Prevention
Sciacca, John; Eng, Howard; Mahrt, James; Dorsey, Kate – American Journal of Health Education, 2003
This study reports on CHAMPS, a youth tobacco and prevention program intervention that focused on peer-led educational activities. Nineteen schools implemented a CHAMPS tobacco prevention program in grades 5, 6, and 7. Six schools served as nonintervention comparison sites. Baseline and follow-up questionnaires were completed by 1,412 students.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Smoking, Prevention, Grade 5
