HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text (PDF) Submit a response Purchase Article View Shopping Cart Alert me when this article is cited Alert me when eLetters are posted Alert me if a correction is posted Services Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Farrell, A D Articles by Meyer, A L Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Farrell, A D Articles by Meyer, A L

The effectiveness of a school-based curriculum for reducing violence among urban sixth-grade students.

A D Farrell and A L Meyer

Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23284-2018, USA.

OBJECTIVES: In this study, we examine the impact of a school-based curriculum designed to reduce violence among urban sixth-grade students. METHODS: This study used a staggered implementation design in which sixth-graders in six middle schools were taught an 18-session violence-prevention curriculum during either the fall or spring semester. Outcome measures were completed at the beginning, middle, and end of the school year. RESULTS: For boys, participation in the program during the fall resulted in significant posintervention differences in the self-reported frequency of violence and several other problem behaviors. Most of these differences were maintained at the end of the school year. Girls, in contrast, did not appear to benefit from the program. CONCLUSION: These results support the use of a school-based curriculum for reducing violence among sixth-grade boys. They also underscore the importance of early intervention and the necessity of examining gender effects in evaluating such programs.

This article has been cited by other articles:

				M. Ando, T. Asakura, S. Ando, and B. Simons-Morton A Psychoeducational Program to Prevent Aggressive Behavior Among Japanese Early Adolescents Health Educ Behav, October 1, 2007; 34(5): 765 - 776. [Abstract] [PDF]

				M. A. Mattaini and M. S. McGuire Behavioral Strategies for Constructing Nonviolent Cultures With Youth: A Review Behav Modif, March 1, 2006; 30(2): 184 - 224. [Abstract] [PDF]

				A. T. Vazsonyi, L. M. Belliston, and D. J. Flannery Evaluation of a School-Based, Universal Violence Prevention Program: Low-, Medium-, and High-Risk Children Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, April 1, 2004; 2(2): 185 - 206. [Abstract] [PDF]

				B. R. Flay, S. Graumlich, E. Segawa, J. L. Burns, and M. Y. Holliday Effects of 2 Prevention Programs on High-Risk Behaviors Among African American Youth: A Randomized Trial Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, April 1, 2004; 158(4): 377 - 384. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				W. O. Cooper, M. Lutenbacher, and K. Faccia Components of Effective Youth Violence Prevention Programs for 7- to 14-Year-Olds Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, November 1, 2000; 154(11): 1134 - 1139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				P. Orpinas, S. Kelder, R. Frankowski, N. Murray, Q. Zhang, and A. Mcalister Outcome evaluation of a multi-component violence-prevention program for middle schools: the Students for Peace project Health Educ. Res., February 1, 2000; 15(1): 45 - 58. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]