The role of children's on-task behavior in the prevention of aggressive behavior development and peer rejection: A randomized controlled study of the Good Behavior Game in Belgian elementary classrooms

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 187-199

  Leflot, Geertje ^a,b   Van Lier, Pol A C ^c,d   Onghena, Patrick ^a,b   Colpin, Hilde ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (Belgium)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aggression; Good Behavior Game; On task behavior; Peer rejection; Prevention

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BELGIUM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; SOCIAL DISTANCE;

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BELGIUM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL DISTANCE;

EID: 84875376969     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2012.12.006     Document Type: Article

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