Citation

Smokowski PR, Fraser MW, Day SH, Galinsky MJ, Bacallao ML. J. Prim. Prev. 2004; 25(2): 233-251.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

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Abstract

This paper reports findings from an evaluation of a school-based prevention program, called Making Choices, which was designed to decrease childhood aggression and peer rejection by teaching children social problem solving and relationship enhancement skills. Using a pre- to post-test control group design, 51 third graders received the intervention program and 50 received the no-intervention control condition. Controlling for pretest scores, children who received the Making Choices intervention had significantly higher scores on social contact, cognitive concentration, and displayed significantly lower overt aggression. Important moderation effects surfaced, indicating that the intervention differentially benefitted high-risk children.