Second Step

Second Step

Phone

(800) 634-4449

Client Support Services

Fax

(206) 343-1445

Committee For Children

Website

www.cfchildren.org

2203 Airport Way South, Suite 500

 

 

Seattle, WA 98134-2027

 

 

Program Description

Focus Area

Age Group

Home/ School Relations

Early Childhood

Support Services

Elementary

Preschool

Violence Prevention

Middle School

 through

 

High School

9th Grades

Research Description

 Outcomes

  • decreased aggressive behaviors
  • higher prosocial behaviors

 

Research Category

4

Research Reviewed by Other Systems (Drug Strategies: Safe Schools, Safe Students)

Design

Experimental

 

Multiple Studies

N/A

The information in the research reviewed did not indicate that other studies have been conducted.

Sample Size

>50

Experimental Group= 6 schools, 418 students; Control Group=6 schools, 372 students

Valid/ Reliable Instrument

Yes

School Social Behavior Scales (SSBS); Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL); Parent-Child Rating Scale; Social Interaction Observation System

Results

Yes

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

Published

Yes

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1997

Follow-up Data

Mostly Positive

Study was conducted 6-months after program participation. Results indicated that program effects were sustained.

Award

N/A

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