Elementary
Impact of a universal prevention strategy on reading and behavioral outcomes
This quantitative study addresses the problem of reading and behavioral performance in elementary school by...
Testing the PAX Good Behavior Game with and without school-based parenting support: study description and practical challenges
Despite large government expenditures and the implementation of mental health-related initiatives and strategies, the social,...
Double jeopardy: Child and school characteristics that predict aggressive-disruptive behavior in first grade
High rates of aggressive-disruptive behavior exhibited by children during their initial years of elementary school...
The impact of classroom aggression on the development of aggressive behavior problems in children
Prior research suggests that exposure to elementary classrooms characterized by high levels of student aggression...
Enhancing children’s prosocial behavior in the classroom
A program designed to enhance children’s prosocial development was conducted in three suburban elementary schools...
Preventing Disruptive Behavior in Elementary Schoolchildren: Impact of a Universal Classroom-Based Intervention
A population-based, randomized universal classroom intervention trial for the prevention of disruptive behavior (i.e., attention-deficit/hyperactivity...
The development and validation of scales assessing students’ achievement goal orientations
Achievement goal theory has emerged as a major new direction in motivational research. A distinction...
Elementary and middle school students’ perceptions of violence-prone school subcontexts.
This study examined the views of 377 students (grades 2, 4, 6, and 8) from...