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A School-Based Expressive Writing Intervention for At-Risk Urban Adolescents' Aggressive Behavior and Emotional Lability
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Kliewer, Wendy; Lepore, Stephen J.; Farrell, Albert D.; Allison, Kevin W.; Meyer, Aleta L.; Sullivan, Terri N.; Greene, Anne Y. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2011
This school-based randomized controlled trial tested the efficacy of 2 expressive writing interventions among youth living in high-violence urban neighborhoods. Seventeen classrooms (n = 258 seventh graders; 55% female; 91% African American/Black) from 3 public schools were randomized to 3 conditions in which they wrote 8 times about a…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Aggression, Family Structure, Expressive Language
The Ecological Effects of Universal and Selective Violence Prevention Programs for Middle School Students: A Randomized Trial
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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