Citation

Barrera M, Biglan A, Taylor TK, Gunn BK, Smolkowski K, Black C, Ary DV, Fowler RC. Prev. Sci. 2002; 3(2): 83-94.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

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Abstract

Children's aggressive behavior and reading difficulties during early elementary school years are risk factors for adolescent problem behaviors such as delinquency, academic failure, and substance use. This study determined if a comprehensive intervention that was designed to address both of these risk factors could affect teacher, parent, and observer measures of internalizing and externalizing problems. European American (n = 116) and Hispanic (n = 168) children from 3 communities who were selected for aggressiveness or reading difficulties were randomly assigned to an intervention or no-intervention control condition. Intervention families received parent training, and their children received social behavior interventions and supplementary reading instruction over a 2-year period. At the end of intervention, playground observations showed that treated children displayed less negative social behavior than controls. At the end of a 1-year follow-up, treated children showed less teacher-rated internalizing and less parent-rated coercive and antisocial behavior than controls. The study's limitations and implications for prevention are discussed. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Prevention Science, 2002. Copyright © 2002 by the Society for Prevention Research; Springer)

Note: This article discusses the Schools and Homes in Partnership (SHIP).

Elementary School Student
Middle Childhood
Child Behavior
Child Aggression
Child Development
Youth Development
Child Problem Behavior
Child Antisocial Behavior
Aggression Intervention
Aggression Prevention
Behavior Intervention
Behavior Prevention
Social Skills Development
Social Skills Training
Prosocial Skills
Parent Training
Parenting Skills
Prevention Program
Intervention Program
Program Effectiveness
Program Evaluation
Hispanic Child
Hispanic Aggression
Hispanic Behavior
Caucasian Aggression
Caucasian Behavior
Caucasian Child
Caucasian-Hispanic Comparison
Delinquency Risk Factors
Delinquency Prevention
Substance Use Prevention
Substance Use Risk Factors
School Failure Prevention
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