Intervention: Positive Action

Intervention: Positive Action
Revised April 23, 2007

References

Met WWC evidence standards

Flay, B., Acock, A., Vuchinich, S., & Beets, M. (2006). Progress report of the randomized trial of Positive Action in Hawaii: End of third year of intervention. Available from Positive Action, Inc. 264 4th Avenue South, Twin Falls, ID 83301.

Met WWC evidence standards with reservations

Flay, B. R., & Allred, C. G. (2003). Long-term effects of the Positive Action program. American Journal of Healthy Behavior, 27 (1), 6–21.

Did not meet WWC evidence screens

Allred, C. G. (1984). The Positive Action program: An evaluation. Royal School, Honolulu School District, HI. Twin Falls, ID: Positive Action, Inc.⁵

Burcham, S. (1992). Improving the academic self-esteem of elementary students. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Nova University, Fort Lauderdale-Davie, FL.⁶

Flay, B. R., & Ordway, N. (1999). Effectiveness of the Positive Action program: Changes in school-level percentile achievement rankings and disciplinary report. Twin Falls, ID: Positive Action, Inc.⁶

Flay, B. R. (2001). An intensive case study of the Positive Action program as a comprehensive school reform demonstration program: Year 2 results. Twin Falls, ID: Positive Action, Inc.⁶

Additional citation

Flay, B. R. (2000). An intensive case study of the Positive Action® program as a comprehensive school reform demonstration program. Twin Falls, ID: Positive Action, Inc.

Flay, B. R., Allred, C. G., & Ordaway, N. (2001). Effects of the Positive Action program on achievement and discipline: Two matched control comparisons. Prevention Science, 2 (2), 71–88.⁷

Flay, B. R., & Slagel, M. (2006, July). The Positive Action Family Program: A pilot randomized trial. Available from the Positive Action, Inc., 264 4th Avenue South, Twin Falls, ID 83301.⁸

Heuer, L. G. (1995). Behavior, attitudes, and knowledge related to drug and alcohol prevention curricula in North Dakota seventh through twelve grade students. Dissertation Abstracts International, 56 (10), 3826. (UMI No. 9605472).⁶

Hoyer-Rufner, C. S. (1994). The Positive Action curriculum for fifth graders: An exploratory study of accuracy of self-perceptions and self-esteem. Dissertation Abstracts International, 54 (7), 2513A. (UMI No. 9333361).⁶

Waggoner-Weir, M. S. (1991). The Positive Action program and self-esteem of 6th-grade students. Dissertation Abstracts International, 52 (07), 2417. (UMI No. 9136806).⁵

West, B. G. (1997). The effects of improving the self-esteem on academic performance of fourth-grade students in a rural elementary school. Dissertation Abstracts International, 58 (03), 691. (UMI No. 9726368).⁹

Woodward, J. R. (1996). Improving academic achievement of fourth-grade students through a program of self-concept enhancement activities. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Nova Southeastern University, Jacksonville, FL.⁹

⁵ Does not use a strong causal design: there was only one intervention and one comparison unit, so the analysis could not separate the effects of the intervention from other factors.
⁶ Does not use a strong causal design: the study did not use a comparison group.
⁷ Does not use a strong causal design: the study, which used a quasi-experimental design, did not establish that the comparison group was equivalent to the treatment group at the baseline.
⁸ The sample is not appropriate to this review.
⁹ Complete data are not reported: the WWC could not compute effect sizes.

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