TY  - JOUR
AB  - An evaluation of the effectiveness of a school-based social competence curriculum PATHS (Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies) on teacher-rated aggressive behavior, ADHD, and prosocial behavior in children. The one-year prevention program was administered to children in 28 of 56 Swiss elementary schools (N = 1,675). Outcomes were assessed at pretest and posttest with a follow-up 2 years later. Moderator interactions involving baseline child characteristics and economic factors were tested. There were significant treatment effects for ADHD/impulsivity and aggression at the follow-up. Baseline development variables predicted higher prosocial behavior as well as lower aggressive behavior and ADHD at the follow-up. Economic risk factors predicted poor behavior outcomes at the follow-up. Development variablesmoderated the impact of PATHS on ADHD and aggression at the follow-up. However, for most outcomes, no main effects or moderation of treatment effects were found.
DA  - 2012-11-15
DO  - 10.4119/ijcv-2916
LA  - eng
IS  - 2
M2  - 249
PY  - 2012-11-15
SN  - 1864-1385
SP  - 249-259
T2  - International Journal of Conflict and Violence (IJCV)
TI  - Effectiveness of a Universal School-Based Social Competence Program: The Role of Child Characteristics and Economic Factors
UR  - https://doi.org/10.4119/ijcv-2916
Y2  - 2024-11-22T11:37:38
ER  -