Preventing Behavior Problems among Elementary Schoolchildren: Impact of a Universal School-Based Program in China

Autor/inn/en	Hong, Lin; Yufeng, Wang; Agho, Kingsley; Jacobs, Jennifer
Titel	Preventing Behavior Problems among Elementary Schoolchildren: Impact of a Universal School-Based Program in China
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 81 (2011) 5, S.273-280 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00592.x
Schlagwörter	Check Lists; Behavior Problems; Intervention; Prevention; Child Behavior; Family Relationship; Foreign Countries; Grade 3; Elementary School Students; Access to Education; Program Effectiveness; Comparative Analysis; Behavior Modification; Gender Differences; Parents; Educational Attainment; Age Differences; Family Income; Family Structure; Ethnicity; Child Health; China; Child Behavior Checklist + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Checkliste; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Ausland; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Eltern; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Familieneinkommen; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Ethnizität
Abstract	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 = 0.023) and at the 6-month follow up, -5.22 (95% CI: -8.27 to -2.16; p = 0.001). 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. (Contains 1 figure and 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10