Primary Mental Health Project

 

A. Dirk Hightower, Director

Phone

(716) 273-5957

575 Mt. Hope Avenue

Fax

(716) 232-6350

Rochester, N.Y., 14620

 

 

Program Description

 Focus Area

Age Group

Affective Development

Elementary

Home/School Relations

Middle School

Support Services

 

Research Description

 Outcomes

  • lower anxiety scores
  • increased social skills
  • increased academic performance

 

Research Category

1,2

Large Scale, Externally Reviewed Research

Validated Program Research

Design

Experimental

 

Multiple Studies

Yes

Yearly evaluations; some published in peer reviewed journals

Sample Size

>50

Experimental Group=79 students; Control Group=97 students in the original 1963 study

Valid/ Reliable Instrument

Yes

Documentation of attendance; GPA; Otis Quick Scoring Mental Ability Test; Teacher’s Behavior Rating Scale; Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale

 

Results

Yes

Statistically significant. The effect size was not stated in the research reviewed.

Published

Yes

Journal of Psychology, 1963 (original study)

Follow-up Data

N/A

The research reviewed did not indicate that a follow-up study was conducted.

Award

N/A

The research reviewed did not indicate that the program received any awards.