The multisite violence prevention project: Impact of a universal school-based violence prevention program on social-cognitive outcomes

Prevention Science

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 231-244

  Simon, Thomas R ^a,b   Ikeda, Robin M ^a,b   Smith, Emilie Phillips ^a,b   Reese, Le'roy E ^a,c   Rabiner, David L ^d,e   Miller Johnson, Shari ^d,e   Winn, Donna Marie ^d,e   Dodge, Kenneth A ^d   Asher, Steven R ^d   Horne, Arthur M ^f,g   Orpinas, Pamela ^f,g   Martin, Roy ^f,g   Quinn, William H ^f,g   Tolan, Patrick H ^h   Gorman Smith, Deborah ^h   Henry, David B ^h   Gay, Franklin N ^h   Schoeny, Michael ^h   Farrell, Albert D ^i,j   Meyer, Aleta L ^i,j   Sullivan, Terri N ⁱ   Allison, Kevin W ⁱ   more..

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^g CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

ⁱ VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

Adolescent problem behavior; Aggression; Middle school; Social cognitive; Violence prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 55449097536     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-008-0101-1     Document Type: Article

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