Using social-emotional and character development to improve academic outcomes: A matched-pair, cluster-randomized controlled trial in low-income, urban schools

Journal of School Health

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 771-779

  Bavarian, Niloofar ^a   Lewis, Kendra M ^b   Dubois, David L ^c   Acock, Alan ^d   Vuchinich, Samuel ^d   Silverthorn, Naida ^c   Snyder, Frank J ^e   Day, Joseph ^f   Ji, Peter ^g   Flay, Brian R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g ADLER SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child and adolescent health; Emotional health; Public health

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MORALITY; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; URBAN POPULATION;

CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH; EMOTIONAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHICAGO; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MORAL DEVELOPMENT; POVERTY AREAS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STUDENTS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84886896919     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josh.12093     Document Type: Article

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