Enhancing School-Based Violence Prevention Through Multilevel Racial/Ethnic Discrimination Intervention
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 4,840
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Mean change from baseline in teacher report on students' aggression as measured by the Teacher Report of Aggression
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare two versions of Mental Health Enhanced Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports in reducing aggression in middle school students.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 10 Years to 105 Years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •for student participants: in 6th and 7th grades in a study school at study entry
- •for teacher participants: teacher at a study school
Exclusion Criteria
- •.for student participants: intellectual disabilities, very limited reading abilities, or in foster care
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Mean change from baseline in teacher report on students' aggression as measured by the Teacher Report of Aggression
Time Frame: Fall of year 1 (average of October), spring of years 1 and 2 (average of May)
The Teacher Report of Aggression is a teacher-report survey completed by teachers assessing a student's tendency to be aggressive. Scores range from 1 (Never) to 5 (All of the time)
Mean change from baseline in student aggression as measured by the number of Office Discipline Referrals per month
Time Frame: From first day of school in year 1 to last day of school in year 2
Office Discipline Referrals are official school records recorded for each behavioral infraction warranting referral to the school office. Office Discipline Referrals for aggressive behavior (i.e. bullying, fighting, making threats) will be counted. The minimum score is 0 an there is no maximum score.
Mean change from baseline in student report on aggression as measured by the Reactive and Proactive Aggression Survey
Time Frame: Fall of year 1 (average of October), spring of years 1 and 2 (average of May)
The Reactive and Proactive Aggression Survey is a self-report instrument assessing how often the respondent has behaved aggressively towards other children over the past three months. Scores range from 0 (Never) to 5 (All of the time)
Secondary Outcomes
- Change from baseline in student report on discrimination from peers as measured by the Adolescent Discrimination Index - Peer Discrimination Distress Subscale(Fall of year 1 (average of October), spring of years 1 and 2 (average of May))
- Change from baseline in student report on discrimination from teachers as measured by the Adolescent Discrimination Index - Educational Discrimination Distress Subscale(Fall of year 1 (average of October), spring of years 1 and 2 (average of May))
Investigators
Colleen Halliday
Associate Professor
Medical University of South Carolina