The Zurich Project on the Social Development of Children and Youth

Completed

• Conditions: Externalising problem behaviour, delinquency, social skills, parenting skills; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN84472990
• Lead Sponsor: Swiss National Science Foundation (Switzerland)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-10-07
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1675

Inclusion Criteria

All children who entered public primary school in the city of Zurich in summer 2004 (either sex) as well as their parents and teachers

Exclusion Criteria

All other children

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Social Behaviour Questionnaire (SBQ) developed by R. Tremblay et al. <br>The instrument was administered CAPI parent interviews, in paper-and-pencil teacher questionnaires as well as in an adapted audio-visual self-administered computer-aided child version. It aims at measuring various forms of aggression (physical, reactive, proactive, indirect) as well as ODD, non-aggressive externalising problem behaviour, ADHD, internalising problem behaviour, and prosociality.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. PATHS assessed by Social Problem Solving vignettes developed by Dodge et al.<br>2. Triple P assessed by the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire (APQ) developed by Shelton et al. The instrument was administered in CAPI parent interviews. It aims at measuring five core dimensions of parenting behavious, i.e. positive parenting, parental commitment, monitoring, physical punishment, inconsistent discipline.