Structured Abstract
Setting
The schools are located on the fringe of stressed urban communities in two states: New York and Minnesota.
Intervention
PATHS consists of volumes of lessons on self-control, emotional understanding, self-esteem, healthy relationships, and interpersonal problem-solving skills. The program also includes training for all school staff on social and character development. The researchers are evaluating the effects of the randomly assigned PATHS program in schools already implementing an indicated kindergarten through second grade program designed to enhance school adjustment and build social and emotional competencies (the Primary Mental Health Project; PMHP).
Research design and methods
In a complementary research study, the researchers are comparing changes in behavior for high-risk students who participated in the PMHP program in kindergarten through grade 2 (grades K–2) and later received the PATHS intervention with changes in behavior for high-risk students who participated in the PMHP program in grades K–2 but did not later receive the PATHS intervention. The researchers also are testing whether changes in social problem-solving abilities and hostile attribution biases relate to changes in problem behavior.
People and institutions involved
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Products and publications
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Journal articles
Crean, H.F., and Johnson, D.B. (2013). Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS) and Elementary School Aged Children's Aggression: Results From a Cluster Randomized Trial. American Journal of Community Psychology, 52(1): 56-72.
Supplemental information
Co-Principal Investigator(s): Crean, Hugh
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