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Spoth, Richard; Trudeau, Linda; Redmond, Cleve; Shin, Chungyeol; Feinberg, Mark E.; Greenberg, Mark T. – Child Development, 2019
This study examines crossover effects of adolescent substance misuse preventive interventions on academic success in college. It evaluates pathways of influence on college grades, via effects on school engagement, problem-solving skills, and substance misuse in high school. Data were collected as part of an Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Substance Abuse, College Students, Prevention
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McCoy, Dana C.; Gonzalez, Kathryn; Jones, Stephanie – Child Development, 2019
This study explores children's early academic and self-regulatory skills as potential pathways through which a preschool enrichment program--the Chicago School Readiness Project (CSRP)--may contribute to low-income children's long-term outcomes (N = 466; M[subscript age] at baseline = 4.10 years). We find that CSRP's impact on high school grades…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Preschool Children, Early Intervention, Self Management
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Yeager, David Scott; Trzesniewski, Kali H.; Dweck, Carol S. – Child Development, 2013
Adolescents are often resistant to interventions that reduce aggression in children. At the same time, they are developing stronger beliefs in the fixed nature of personal characteristics, particularly aggression. The present intervention addressed these beliefs. A randomized field experiment with a diverse sample of Grades 9 and 10 students (ages…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Intervention, Personality Theories