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Abstract
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76 9-12 yr old aggressive males were assigned to anger-coping, goal-setting, anger-coping plus goal-setting, or no-treatment groups. Anger-coping interventions were school-based secondary prevention efforts that utilized social problem-solving and cognitive-behavioral techniques. At 1-mo followup, Ss who received anger-coping treatment had reduced their aggressive behavior in the classroom and at home and displayed improved self-esteem. (5 ref)
VioLit summary
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study by Lochman et al. was to observe the treatment and generalization effects of cognitive-behavioral and goal-setting interventions with aggressive boys.
METHODOLOGY: An experimental design was used within a cognitive-behavioral framework, using a 2X2 factorial design to compare the separate and combined effects of a cognitive-behavioral condition, and a less intensive goal-setting condition. The 4 experimental cells were anger coping, goal setting, anger coping plus goal setting, and an untreated control cell. 76 boys, 9-12 years of age, from 8 elementary schools, were chosen via having the highest teacher ratings of aggression on the Missouri Children's Behavior Checklist. These youth were assigned to cells on a rotating basis.
FINDINGS/DISCUSSION: Children in the anger-coping cells displayed significant improvement over time versus subjects not in the anger-coping cells. Anger-coping plus goal-setting subjects significantly reduced their scores in comparison to subjects in the untreated control cell. The goal setting procedure tended to augment the treatment effects in the classroom. Despite indications in intervention, significant changes were not evident to teachers and peers, which may have been a result of limited treatment effects and rigid perceptions of the boys' reputations. (CSPV Abstract - Copyright © 1992-2007 by the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, Institute of Behavioral Science, Regents of the University of Colorado)
KW - Late Childhood KW - Child Anger KW - Child Aggression KW - Child Male KW - Child Treatment KW - Male Anger KW - Male Aggression KW - Aggression Treatment KW - Aggression Intervention KW - Cognitive Behavioral Treatment KW - Cognitive Behavioral Intervention KW - Anger Management KW - Goal Setting KW - Treatment Effectiveness
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