Evaluating the implementation of a school-based emotional well-being programme: A cluster randomized controlled trial of Zippy's Friends for children in disadvantaged primary schools

Health Education Research

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 786-798

  Clarke, Aleisha M ^a   Bunting, Brendan ^b   Barry, Margaret M ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD WELFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY, CHILD; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL THEORY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84985992153     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyu047     Document Type: Article

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