TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Evaluating a Cognitive/Ecological Program for the Prevention of Aggression Among Urban Children
JO  - American journal of preventive medicine
A1  - Huesmann, L. Rowell
A1  - Maxwell, Christopher D.
A1  - Eron, Leonard
A1  - Dahlberg, Linda L.
A1  - Guerra, Nancy G.
A1  - Tolan, Patrick H.
A1  - VanAcker, Rick
A1  - Henry, David
SP  - 120
EP  - 128
VL  - 12
IS  - 5, Suppl
N2  - The Metropolitan Area Child Study (MACS) is a multifaceted school- and family-based intervention and evaluation study designed to prevent and understand the development of aggressive behavior. The multifaceted interventions are grounded in combined social-cognitive and ecologic theories. Social-cognitive theories contend that cognitive scripts, attributions, and beliefs acquired early in life mediate the effects of ecological factors that influence the development of antisocial behavior. Prevention programs aimed at these cognitions must address multiple dimensions of the childís environment including family, peer, school, and community. the program has three levels of intervention delivered in two-year segments: (1) Level 1: a general enhancement classroom intervention that stresses culturally sensitive student and teacher interaction involving instructional and classroom management strategies and a social-cognitive curriculum that mitigates aggressive development; (2) Level 2: intensive small-group sessions designed to change children's cognitions and enhance peer relationship skills for at-risk children added to the general classroom enhancement program; and (3) Level 3: a one-year family relationships intervention that stresses parenting skill building and emotional responsiveness in family interactions added to the general enhancement and small-group training conditions. Sixteen Chicago-area schools are randomly assigned (four each) to a control group or one of the three intervention levels. Individual child assessments, peer assessments, classroom behavioral observations, and archival data are collected before the interventions begin, during the interventions, at the end of each intervention, and at a follow-up point. The pre-tests indicate that the children on average have higher levels of aggression than found nationally and elevated clinical levels of other psychopathologies. Across the four intervention levels there are no significant differences in ethnic composition, socioeconomic status (SES), aggressive behavior, and normative beliefs about aggression. (Abstract Adapted from Source: American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 1996. Copyright © 1996 by Elsevier Science)  For more information on the Metropolitan Area Child Study (MACS), see VioPro record number 2649.  Illinois Child Aggression Child Violence Child Offender Violence Prevention Prevention Program Program Evaluation Program Effectiveness Program Description Aggression Prevention Aggression Intervention Violence Intervention Intervention Program School Based Family Based At Risk Child At Risk Youth Ecological Factors Environmental Factors Urban Youth Urban School Cognitive Behavioral Intervention 07-05<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0749-3797
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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