@article{ref1,
title="The effect of an aggressive behavior prevention program on kindergarten students",
journal="Public health nursing",
year="2019",
author="Akcan, Arzu and Ergun, Ayse",
volume="36",
number="3",
pages="330-340",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: This quasi-experimental study with a pretest-posttest control group was conducted to determine the effects of the &quot;Aggressive Behavior Prevention Program (ABPP)&quot; on kindergarten students. The program was based on Social Cognitive Theory. DESIGN AND SAMPLE: The study was carried out with 90 children (intervention group = 45, control group = 45) who were registered in the kindergarten of a primary school. The ABPP was implemented with children and their families for 12 weeks. Data were collected with a subscale of Aggressiveness of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory, the subscales of overt and relational aggression of the Preschool Social Behavior Scale-Teacher Form, and the Victimisation Scale. <br><br>RESULTS: The ABPP significantly decreased levels of aggression among kindergarten students (p = 0.019). No significant difference was found between the two groups for peer victimization. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study in Turkey implemented by a nurse based in school and it is important because it offers an example for nurses' practice and research. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest that the ABPP is effective in reducing the aggression of children.<br><br>© 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0737-1209",
doi="10.1111/phn.12575",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/phn.12575"
}