ERIC Number: EJ754489
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Feb
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-006X
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Changing the Way Children "Think" about Aggression: Social-Cognitive Effects of a Preventive Intervention
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v75 n1 p160-167 Feb 2007
The study reports social-cognitive outcomes of interventions in a cluster-randomized school-based aggression prevention trial in low and moderate resource urban communities. Targeted social cognitions were aggressive responses, aggressive/prosocial fantasy, and normative beliefs supporting aggression. Participants were 1,484 early elementary school-age children selected for aggression above school medians. Schools received no treatment, curriculum plus teacher consultation (Level A), or Level A plus small-group training (Level B) over 2 years. The Level A condition changed the social cognitions supporting aggression in the desired direction but only in the moderate resource communities. The small-group component did not appear to add to the effect of the Level A condition. Findings suggest that early prevention can modify children's social cognitions in moderate resource communities.
Descriptors: Prevention, Fantasy, Social Cognition, Attitude Change, Children, Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Aggression, Comprehensive School Health Education, Urban Schools, Antisocial Behavior, Prosocial Behavior, Behavior Change, Beliefs, Elementary School Students, Young Children, Small Group Instruction, Early Intervention, Low Income Groups
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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