School-Based Programs to Reduce Violence

Studies Included in the Evidence Review

Aber JL, Jones SM, Brown JL, Chaudry N, Samples F. Resolving conflict creatively: evaluating the developmental effects of a school-based violence prevention program in neighborhood and classroom context. Dev Psychopathol 1998;10:187–213.

Alsaker FD, Valkanover S. Early diagnosis and prevention of victimization in kindergarten. In: Juvonen J, Graham S, eds. Peer harassment in school: the plight of the vulnerable and victimized. New York: Guilford Press, 2001:175-95.

Battistich V, Schaps E, Watson M, Solomon D, Lewis C. Effects of the Child Development Project on students’ drug use and other problem behaviors. J Prim Prev 2000;21:75–99.

Bosworth K, Espelage D, DuBay T, Daytner G, Karageorge K. Preliminary evaluation of a multimedia violence prevention program for adolescents. Am J Health Behav 2000;24:268–80.

Boulton MJ, Flemington I. The effects of a short video intervention on secondary school pupils’ involvement in definitions of and attitudes towards bullying. Sch Psychol Int 1996;17:331– 45.

Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group. Evaluation of the first 3 years of the Fast Track prevention trial with children at high risk for adolescent conduct problems. J Abnormal Child Psychol 2002;30:19-35.

DuRant RH. Comparison of two violence prevention curricula for middle school adolescents. J Adolesc Health 1996;19:111–7.

DuRant RH, Barkin S, Krowchuck DP. Evaluation of a peaceful conflict resolution and violence prevention curriculum for sixth-grade students. J Adolesc Health 2001;28:386 –93.

Elias MJ, Gara MA, Schuyler T, Branden-Muller LR, Sayette MA. The promotion of social competence: longitudinal study of a preventive school-based program. Am J Orthopsychiatry 1991;61:409 –17.

Esbensen FA, Osgood DW, Taylor TJ, Peterson D, Freng A. How great is G. R. E. A. T.? Results from a longitudinal quasi-experimental design. Criminol Public Policy 2001;1:87–118.

Farrell AD, Meyer AL. The effectiveness of a school-based curriculum for reducing violence among urban sixth-grade students. Am J Public Health 1997;87:979–84.

Farrell AD, Meyer AL, White KS. Evaluation of Responding in Peaceful and Positive Ways (RIPP): a school-based prevention program for reducing violence among urban adolescents. J Clin Child Psychol 2001;30:451– 63.

Farrell AD, Valois RF, Meyer AL. Evaluation of the RIPP-6 violence prevention program at a rural middle school. Am J Health Educ 2002;33:167–72.

Farrell AD, Valois RF, Meyer AL, Tidwell R.P. Impact of the RIPP violence prevention program on rural middle school students. J Prim Prev 2003;24:143– 67.

Flannery DJ, Liau AK, Powell KE, et al. Initial behavior outcomes for the PeaceBuilders universal school-based violence prevention program. Dev Psychol 2003;39:292–308.

Flay BR, Allred C. Long-term effects of the Positive Action program. Am J Health Behav 2003;27(suppl 1):S6 –21.

Flay BR, Allred CG, Ordway N. Effects of the Positive Action program on achievement and discipline: two matched-control comparisons. Prev Sci 2001;2:71– 89.

Flay BR, Graumlich S, Segawa E, Burns JL, Holliday MY. Effects of 2 prevention programs on high-risk behaviors among African-American youth: a randomized trial. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2004;158:377– 84.

Foshee VA, Bauman KE, Greene WF, Koch GG, Linder GF, MacDougall JE. The Safe Dates program: 1-year follow-up results. Am J Public Health 2000;90:1619 –22.

Gesten EL, Rains MH, Rapkin BD, et al. Training children in social problem-solving competencies: a first and second look. Am J Community Psychol 1982;10:95–115.

Greenberg MT, Kusche C. Preventive intervention for school-aged deaf children: the PATHS curriculum. J Deaf Stud Deaf Educ 1998;3:49–63.

Grossman DC, Neckerman HJ, Koepsell TD, et al. Effectiveness of a violence prevention curriculum among children in elementary school: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA 1997;277:1605–11.

Hawkins JD, Catalano RF, Kosterman R, Abbott R, Hill KG. Preventing adolescent health-risk behaviors by strengthening protection during childhood. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 1999;153:226 –34.

Hindley P, Reed H. Promoting alternative thinking strategies (PATHS): mental health promotion with deaf children in school. In: Decker S, Kirby S, Greenwood A, Moore D, eds. Taking children seriously: applications of counseling and therapy in education. London: Continuum International Publishing Group, 1999:113-30.

Ialongo N, Werthamer L, Kellam SG. Proximal impact of two first-grade preventive interventions on the early risk behaviors for later substance abuse, depression and antisocial behavior. Am J Community Psychol 1999;27:599–641.

Johnson DW, Johnson RT, Dudley BS. Effects of peer mediation training on elementary school students. Mediation Q 1992;10:89 –99.

Johnson DW, Johnson RT, Dudley BS, Ward M, et al. The impact of peer mediation training on the management of school and home conflicts. Am Educ Res J 1995;32:829–44.

Kenney DJ, Watson TS. Reducing fear in the schools: managing conflict through student problem solving. Educ Urban Soc 1996;28:436 –55.

Lynch KB, Geller SR, Schmidt MG. Multi-year evaluation of the effectiveness of a resilience-based prevention program for young children. J Prim Prev 2004;24:335–53.

McMahon SD, Washburn JJ. Violence prevention: an evaluation of program effects with urban African-American students. J Prim Prev 2003;24:43– 62.

McMahon SD, Washburn J, Felix ED, Yakin J, Childrey G. Violence prevention: program effects on urban preschool and kindergarten children. Appl Prev Psychol 2000;9:271– 81.

Nelson G, Carson P. Evaluation of a social problem-solving skills program for third- and fourth-grade students. Am J Community Psychol 1988;16:79 –99.

O’Donnell L, Stueve A, Doval AS, et al. Violence prevention and young adolescents’ participation in community youth service. J Adolesc Health 1999;24:28 –37.

Olweus D. Bully/victim problems in school: facts and intervention. Eur J Psychol Educ 1997;12:495–510.

Orpinas P, Horne A. School bullying: changing the problem by changing the school. Sch Psychol Rev 2003;32:431– 44.

Orpinas P, Kelder S, Frankowski R, Murray N, Zhang Q, McAlister A. Outcome evaluation of a multi-component violence-prevention program for middle schools: the Students for Peace project. Health Educ Res 2000;15:45–58.

Orpinas P, Parcel GS, McAlister A, Frankowski R. Violence prevention in middle schools: a pilot evaluation. J Adolesc Health 1995;17:360 –71.

Palumbo DJ, Ferguson JL. Evaluating Gang Resistance Education and Training (GREAT): is the impact the same at that of Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE)? Eval Rev 1995;19:597– 619.

Pepler DJ, Craig WM, Ziegler S, Charach A. An evaluation of an anti-bullying intervention in Toronto schools. Can J Commun Ment Health 1994;13:95–110.

Reid JB, Eddy JM, Fetrow RA, Stoolmiller M. Description and immediate impacts of a preventive intervention for conduct problems. Am J Community Psychol 1999;27:483–517.

Renfro J, Huebner R, Ritchey B. School violence prevention: the effects of a university and high school partnership. J Sch Violence 2003;2:81–99.

Rickel AU, Eshelman AK, Loigman GA. Social problem solving training: a follow-up study of cognitive and behavioral effects. J Abnormal Child Psychol 1983;11:15–28.

Roland E. Bullying: a developing tradition of research and management. In: Tattum D, ed. Understanding and managing bullying. Oxford: Heinemann Education, 1993:15–30.

Roush G, Hall E. Teaching peaceful conflict resolution. Mediation Q 1993;11:185–91.

Sandy SV, Boardman SK. The peaceful kids conflict resolution program. Int J Conflict Manag 2000;11:337–57.

Sawyer MG, MacMullin C, Graetz B, Said JA, Clark JJ, Baghurst P. Social skills training for primary school children: a one-year follow-up study. J Paediatr Child Health 1997;33:378–83.

Shapiro J, Burgoon JD, Welker CJ, Clough JB. Evaluation of The Peacemakers Program: school-based violence prevention for students in grades four through eight. Psychol Sch 2002;39:87–100.

Shure MB, Spivack G. Interpersonal problem-solving in young children: a cognitive approach to prevention. Am J Community Psychol 1982;10:341–55.

Stevens V, De Bourdeaudhuij I, Van Oost P. Bullying in Flemish schools: an evaluation of anti-bullying intervention in primary and secondary schools. Br J Educ Psychol 2000;70:195–210.

Taylor CA, Liang B, Tracy AJ, Williams LM, Seigle P. Gender differences in middle school adjustment, physical fighting, and social skills: evaluation of a social competency program. J Prim Prev 2002;23:261–73.

Weissberg RP, Gesten EL, Carnrike CL, et al. Social problem-solving skills training: a competence building intervention with 2nd-4th grade children. Am J Community Psychol 1981;9:411–24.

Whitney I, Rivers I, Smith P, Sharp S. The Sheffield project: methodology and findings. In: Smith P, Sharp S, eds.School bullying: insights and perspectives. London: Routledge, 1994;20–56.

Winer JI, Hilpert PL, Gesten EL, Cowen EL, Schubin WE. The evaluation of a kindergarten social problem solving program. J Prim Prev 1982;2:205–16.