Efficacy of aggression replacement training among children from North-West Russia
The aim of the study was to assess whether the Aggression Replacement Training (ART) programme is effective in increasing social skills and decreasing problem behaviour. The sample consisted of 232 children (mean age 10.9 yrs, SD = 2.32), their parents and teachers. The study had a quasi-experimenta...
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ftunivmalta:oai:www.um.edu.mt:123456789/6205 2023-05-15T17:40:32+02:00 Efficacy of aggression replacement training among children from North-West Russia Koposov, Roman Gundersen, Knut K. Svartdal, Frode 2014-11 https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/6205 en eng Centre for Resilience & Socio-Emotional Health The International Journal of Emotional Education. 2014, Vol. 6(1), p. 14-24 2073-7629 https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/6205 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. Aggression Replacement Training evaluation efficacy behavior social skills Aggressiveness Behavior disorders in children -- Russia Behavior disorders in adolescence -- Russia article 2014 ftunivmalta 2021-10-16T18:06:44Z The aim of the study was to assess whether the Aggression Replacement Training (ART) programme is effective in increasing social skills and decreasing problem behaviour. The sample consisted of 232 children (mean age 10.9 yrs, SD = 2.32), their parents and teachers. The study had a quasi-experimental design with intervention and control groups. Children were recruited from six schools and four social institutions from four regions in North-West Russia from 2010 to 2013. Social skills and externalizing behaviour were assessed with the Social Skills Rating Scale and analyzed by repeated measures ANOVA (GLM). In a pre and post-test assessment, the 30-hour ART programme was associated with a significant increase in social skills when assessed by children’s self-reports. The most reliable effects of the intervention were demonstrated in the two age groups of 6-9 and 10-14 years old. When both pre and post-test were assessed by parents and teachers, children from both the intervention and control groups demonstrated more social skills and less problem behaviour. Overall results point to a significant improvement of social skills among children from the intervention groups, but an improvement in social skills and reduction of problem behaviour have also been indicated among children from the control group. Findings are discussed in view to possible diffusion of treatment from children participating in an intervention to children from control groups. peer-reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper North-West Russia University of Malta: OAR@UM |
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The aim of the study was to assess whether the Aggression Replacement Training (ART) programme is effective in increasing social skills and decreasing problem behaviour. The sample consisted of 232 children (mean age 10.9 yrs, SD = 2.32), their parents and teachers. The study had a quasi-experimental design with intervention and control groups. Children were recruited from six schools and four social institutions from four regions in North-West Russia from 2010 to 2013. Social skills and externalizing behaviour were assessed with the Social Skills Rating Scale and analyzed by repeated measures ANOVA (GLM). In a pre and post-test assessment, the 30-hour ART programme was associated with a significant increase in social skills when assessed by children’s self-reports. The most reliable effects of the intervention were demonstrated in the two age groups of 6-9 and 10-14 years old. When both pre and post-test were assessed by parents and teachers, children from both the intervention and control groups demonstrated more social skills and less problem behaviour. Overall results point to a significant improvement of social skills among children from the intervention groups, but an improvement in social skills and reduction of problem behaviour have also been indicated among children from the control group. Findings are discussed in view to possible diffusion of treatment from children participating in an intervention to children from control groups. peer-reviewed |
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Efficacy of aggression replacement training among children from North-West Russia |
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Efficacy of aggression replacement training among children from North-West Russia |
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Efficacy of aggression replacement training among children from North-West Russia |
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Efficacy of aggression replacement training among children from North-West Russia |
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Efficacy of aggression replacement training among children from North-West Russia |
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