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Direct linkAalborg, Annette E.; Miller, Brenda A.; Husson, Gail; Byrnes, Hilary F.; Bauman, Karl E.; Spoth, Richard L. – Health Education Journal, 2012
Objective: To examine factors that influence the effectiveness and quality of implementation of evidence-based family-focused adolescent substance use prevention programmes delivered in health care settings and to assess the effects of programme choice versus programme assignment on programme delivery. Design: Strengthening Families Program: For…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Substance Abuse, Control Groups, Health Services
Sandler, Irwin N.; Ma, Yue; Tein, Jenn-Yun; Ayers, Tim S.; Wolchik, Sharlene; Kennedy, Cara; Millsap, Roger – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2010
Objectives: This article reports on results from a randomized experimental trial of the effects of the Family Bereavement Program (FBP) on multiple measures of grief experienced by parentally bereaved children and adolescents over a 6-year period. Method: Participants were 244 youths (ages 8-16, mean age = 11.4 years) from 156 families that had…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Grief, Adolescents, Children
Van Voorhis, Frances L. – Education and Urban Society, 2011
Families, whether guided or instructed to, often become involved in their children's homework. This study examined the effects of a weekly interactive mathematics program (Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork-TIPS) on family involvement, emotions and attitudes, and student achievement. Students and families (N=153) from four urban elementary…
Descriptors: Homework, Mathematics Achievement, Family Involvement, Longitudinal Studies
Kratochwill, Thomas R.; McDonald, Lynn; Levin, Joel R.; Scalia, Phyllis A.; Coover, Gail – Journal of School Psychology, 2009
We evaluated a multi-family support group intervention program in elementary schools. Kindergarten through third-grade children at eight urban schools in a Midwestern university community were universally invited to participate in the Families and Schools Together (FAST) program, and made up half of the study participants; the other half were K-3…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Urban Schools, Social Support Groups, Prevention
Rodrigo, Maria Jose; Maiquez, Maria Luisa; Correa, Ana Delia; Martin, Juan Carlos; Rodriguez, Guacimara – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2006
Objective: This study reported the outcome evaluation of the "Apoyo Personal y Familiar" (APF) program for poorly-educated mothers from multi-problem families, showing inadequate behavior with their children. APF is a community-based multi-site program delivered through weekly group meetings in municipal resource centers. Method: A total…
Descriptors: Mothers, At Risk Persons, Family Programs, Parent Child Relationship
Salminen, Marika; Vahlberg, Tero; Ojanlatva, Ansa; Kivela, Sirkka-Liisa – American Journal of Health Behavior, 2005
Objective: To describe the effects of a controlled family-based health education/counseling intervention on health behaviors of children with a familial history of cardiovascular diseases (FH-CVDs). Methods: The intervention group (IG, n=432) received 5 counseling sessions. The control groups 1 (CG1, n=200) and 2 (CG2, n=423) received no…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Health Education, Smoking
Fraser, Mark W.; Day, Steven H.; Galinsky, Maeda J.; Hodges, Vanessa G.; Smokowski, Paul R. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2004
This article discusses the effectiveness of a multicomponent intervention designed to disrupt developmental processes associated with conduct problems and peer rejection in childhood. Compared with 41 children randomized to a wait list control condition, 45 children in an intervention condition received a social skills training program. At the…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Behavior Problems, Prosocial Behavior, Intervention
Fung, Annis L. C.; Tsang, Sandra H. K. M. – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2006
This article reports the original evidence-based outcome study on parent-child parallel group-designed Anger Coping Training (ACT) program for children aged 8-10 with reactive aggression and their parents in Hong Kong. This research program involved experimental and control groups with pre- and post-comparison. Quantitative data collection…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Experimental Groups, Child Behavior, Check Lists
