| Preventing Behavior Problems Among Elementary Schoolchildren: Impact of a Universal School-Based Program in China. | |
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PMID: 21517867 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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BACKGROUND: To evaluate the effect on problem behaviors of a universal school-based prevention curriculum of third grade students. METHODS: Six regular classes in 1 elementary school were randomly assigned to an intervention (n = 208) or control (n = 209) group. A 13-session program was offered to students in the intervention group. The Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), parent report, was used to assess problem behaviors at baseline, at the conclusion of the curriculum, and again at 6-month follow up. RESULTS: The unadjusted mean estimates of behavioral problems were significantly lower in the intervention group posttest (at the conclusion of the curriculum), -3.53 (95% confidence interval [CI] = -6.59 to -0.48; p = .023) and at the 6-month follow up, -5.22 (95% CI: -8.27 to -2.16; p = .001). After adjusting for potential confounders, gender (female), father's educational status (high school), family relationships (good and average), and child's age in months, intervention groups (intervention posttest and intervention after 6-month follow up) showed significantly lower total behavioral scores. CONCLUSIONS: A universal school-based prevention program for Chinese elementary school-age children resulted in a significant positive change in behavioral problems. This is an important finding in the context of the Chinese 1-child policy that places great value on the achievement of the child. |
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Lin Hong; Wang Yufeng; Kingsley Agho; Jennifer Jacobs |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE |
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Title: The Journal of school health Volume: 81 ISSN: 1746-1561 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 May |
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Created Date: 2011-4-26 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0376370 Medline TA: J Sch Health Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: 273-280 Citation Subset: - |
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© 2011, American School Health Association. |
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Associate Professor, (linhongw@126.com), Department of Public Mental Health, Peking University Institute of Mental Health, 51 Huayuan Beilu, Haidian Qu, Beijing 100191, China. Professor, (wangyf@bjmu.edu.cn), Department of Public Mental Health, Peking University Institute of Mental Health, Peking University Sixth Hospital, 51 Huayuan Beilu, Haidian Qu, Beijing 100191, China. Biostatistician, (k.agho@uws.edu.au), School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Building EV, Parramatta South Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith South DC, NSW 1797, Australia. Research Assistant, (j.jacobs@uws.edu.au), School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Building EV, Parramatta South Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith South DC, NSW 1797, Australia. |
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