Effects of positive action on the emotional health of urban youth: A cluster-randomized trial

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 706-711

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f ADLER SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Emotional health; Longitudinal mediation; School based programs; Social emotional learning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHARACTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSITIVE ACTION PROGRAM; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AFFECT SCHEDULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENCE; EMOTIONAL HEALTH; LONGITUDINAL MEDIATION; SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS; SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING;

ADOLESCENT; CHICAGO; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84888055498     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.06.012     Document Type: Article

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