TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Adolescent suicide prevention: acceptability of school-based programs among secondary school principals
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - White, G. P.
A1  - DuPaul, G. J.
A1  - Eckert, Tanya L.
A1  - Miller, David N.
SP  - 72
EP  - 85
VL  - 29
IS  - 1
N2  - High school principals' acceptability ratings of three school-based programs for the prevention of adolescent suicide were examined. From a random sample of members from the 1994-1995 membership directory of the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), a total of 185 (40%) respondents completed the Suicide Prevention Program Rating Profile (SPPRP), a measure designed to evaluate the acceptability of suicide prevention programs, after reading a description of a particular prevention program. Programs evaluated for their acceptability included (1) curriculum-based programs presented to students, (2) in-service presentations to school staff, and (3) student self-report screening measures. The results indicated that the curriculum-based and staff in-service programs were significantly more acceptable to principals than was the schoolwide student screening program. No significant differences between the acceptability of curriculum-based and inservice programs were found. Limitations of the study and implications for practice and research are discussed.
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SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -