Primary Mental Health Project
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A. Dirk Hightower, Director |
Phone |
(716) 273-5957 |
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575 Mt. Hope Avenue |
Fax |
(716) 232-6350 |
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Rochester, N.Y., 14620 |
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Program Description
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Focus Area |
Age Group |
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Affective Development |
Elementary |
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Home/School Relations |
Middle School |
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Support Services |
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Research Description
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Outcomes |
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Research Category |
1,2 |
Large Scale, Externally Reviewed Research Validated Program Research |
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Design |
Experimental |
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Multiple Studies |
Yes |
Yearly evaluations; some published in peer reviewed journals |
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Sample Size |
>50 |
Experimental Group=79 students; Control Group=97 students in the original 1963 study |
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Valid/ Reliable Instrument |
Yes |
Documentation of attendance; GPA; Otis Quick Scoring Mental Ability Test; Teacher’s Behavior Rating Scale; Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale
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Results |
Yes |
Statistically significant. The effect size was not stated in the research reviewed. |
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Published |
Yes |
Journal of Psychology, 1963 (original study) |
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Follow-up Data |
N/A |
The research reviewed did not indicate that a follow-up study was conducted. |
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Award |
N/A |
The research reviewed did not indicate that the program received any awards. |