NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 5 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Green, Sarah L.; Atkinson, Sarah – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2016
"FRIENDS for life" is a manualised, 10 week, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) based programme designed to be run in school and community settings. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of "FRIENDS for life" when implemented in a mainstream secondary school by school staff. Data regarding implementation of the…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Briesch, Amy M.; Daniels, Brian – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
A comprehensive self-management intervention was utilized to increase the on-task behavior of three African American students within an urban middle-school setting. The intervention was designed to necessitate minimal management on the part of the general education classroom teacher by utilizing an electronic prompting device, as well as a…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Intervention, African American Students, Self Management
Heller, Sara; Pollack, Harold A.; Ander, Roseanna; Ludwig, Jens – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2013
Improving the long-term life outcomes of disadvantaged youth remains a top policy priority in the United States, although identifying successful interventions for adolescents--particularly males--has proven challenging. This paper reports results from a large randomized controlled trial of an intervention for disadvantaged male youth grades 7-10…
Descriptors: Prevention, Violence, Dropouts, Randomized Controlled Trials
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Giannotta, Fabrizia; Settanni, Michele; Kliewer, Wendy; Ciairano, Silvia – Journal of Adolescence, 2009
This study investigated the effectiveness of an expressive writing intervention in a sample of Italian early adolescents on internalizing and post-traumatic stress symptoms and coping strategies. Participants were 153 Italian adolescents (48% male), attending 7th grade (M = 12.24 yrs, SD = 0.47). Youth were randomly assigned either to write about…
Descriptors: Intervention, Early Adolescents, Cognitive Restructuring, Adolescents
Parsons, Phyllis M. – Online Submission, 2005
The effects of a Cognitive-Based Intervention on Drug Awareness in Private School Preadolescent Students. Parsons, Phyllis M., 2005: Applied Dissertation, Nova Southeastern University, Fischler School of Education and Human Services. Adolescents/Substance Abuse/Prevention/Family Influence/Drug Education. This applied dissertation was designed to…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Preadolescents, Prevention, Intervention