Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS) and Elementary School Aged Children's Aggression: Results from a Cluster Randomized Trial

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 56-72

  Crean, Hugh F ^a   Johnson, Deborah B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b Children's Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's aggressive behavior; Prevention; Promoting alternative thinking strategies (PATHS); Social and character development

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84881022664     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-013-9576-4     Document Type: Article

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