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Early Elementary School Intervention to Reduce Conduct Problems: A Randomized Trial With Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Children

Written by Incredible Years | Jun 6, 2002 7:00:00 AM

Children's aggressive behavior and reading difficulties during early elementary school years are risk factors for adolescent problem behaviors such as delinquency, academic failure, and substance use. This study determined if a comprehensive intervention that was designed to address both of these risk factors could affect teacher, parent, and observer measures of internalizing and externalizing problems.

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Year: 2002
Bibliography: Barrera, M. Jr., Biglan, A., Taylor, T., Barbara K. Gunn, B., Smolkowski, K., Black, C., Ary, D., and Fowler, R. 2002. Prevention Science, Vol. 3, No. 2. 3(2), 83-94.
Authors: Barrera, Biglan, Taylor, Gunn, Smolkowski