Effects of Prevention in School (PS): a Swedish School-wide Positive Behavior Support Program at the Primary Prevention Level

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Problem Behaviors Among Students; Classroom Learning Environment
• Interventions: Behavioral: PS - Prevention in School

• Registration Number: NCT01670591
• Lead Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet

Brief Summary

Prevention in School (PS) is a modified School-Wide Positive Behavior Support Program at the universal prevention level, developed by Swedish researchers for the school years 4 -9. By defining and teaching school rules to all teachers and students, and by consistently acknowledging students when meeting behavioural expectations, the program aims to reduce problem behaviours in school areas and to improve the classroom learning climate. Against this background, the purpose of this study is to examine whether PS is more effective than schools' ordinary practices in meeting these goals.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-01
• Primary Completion: 2012-05
• Study Completion: 2012-05
• Status Verified: 2012-08
• Study First Submitted: 2012-08-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-08-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-08-20
• Study First Posted: 2012-08-22
• Last Update Posted: 2012-08-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 3207

Inclusion Criteria

• Schools situated in Stockholm county and in bordering counties within travelling distance from Stockholm.
• Comprising the grades 4-9 (10-15 years).
• A minimum of 2 classes/50 students in each of the grades 5-7.
• A majority (min.80%)of the staff is positive towards program participation.
• School management willing to take active part in change/developmental work.
• A willingness to submit to study conditions (randomization etc)

Exclusion Criteria

• Participation in other ongoing research projects.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
PS - Prevention in School	PS - Prevention in School	Teachers learn to use the core program components (defining and teaching school rules and the handling of rule breakings, principles of positive behavior support)with help from external consultants during approximately 1.5 years.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Student problem behaviors	24 months	1. Teacher-reported problem behaviors in school areas during last week; 2. Teacher-reported problem behaviors in classrooms during last week; 3. Student-reported problem behaviors in school areas during the school-year; 4. Student-reported problem behaviors in classrooms during the school-year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Classroom learning climate	24 months	1. Teacher self-reports; Teacher Classroom Climate Scale; 2. Student self-reports; Student Classroom Climate Scale

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

STAD, Stockholm Centre for Psychiatric Research and Education, Karolinska Institutet; 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden