The Ecological Effects of Universal and Selective Violence Prevention Programs for Middle School Students: A Randomized Trial

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 526-542

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

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^e VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f The Multisite Violence Prevention Project   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent problem behavior; aggression; middle school; violence prevention

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY; TEACHER; TRAINING; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRIME VICTIMS; EDUCATION; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 66949163233     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014395     Document Type: Article

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