ERIC Number: EJ819555
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-0143-0343
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Preliminary Results of a Comprehensive Approach to Prevent Antisocial Behaviour in Preschool and Primary School Pupils in Luxembourg
Petermann, Franz; Natzke, Heike
School Psychology International, v29 n5 p606-626 2008
This pilot study evaluated the preliminary short- and middle-term impact of a nation-wide, school-based prevention initiative on antisocial behaviour of preschool and primary school pupils in Luxembourg. Seventeen preschool and reception classes (n = 183) were assigned to intervention and comparison conditions. The intervention included social-emotional skills training for both preschool and reception class pupils together with teacher workshops. Three waves of data (pre-test, post-test and 12-month-follow up) were analysed. Univariate analyses of variances with repeated measurements, together with analyses of covariance, for this 2 x 3 design show significant intervention effects: a reduction in oppositional defiant and aggressive behaviour as well as an increase in social and emotional competencies for reception class pupils after a 12-month follow-up period. Preschool pupils displayed an improvement in their social and emotional competencies at post-test, but these effects were lost one year after the intervention was completed. (Contains 7 tables.)
Descriptors: Intervention, Prevention, Teacher Workshops, Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Elementary School Students, Young Children, Antisocial Behavior, Program Effectiveness, Kindergarten, Emotional Development, Social Development, Comparative Analysis, Pretests Posttests, Behavior Modification
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Kindergarten; Preschool Education; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
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