The first purpose of this review was to assess the impact of implementation on program
outcomes, and the second purpose was to identify factors affecting the implementation …

The authors reviewed scores of primary prevention programs to identify preventive
interventions that had undergone quasi-experimental or randomized trials and been found …

There is general agreement about the benefits of school-based social and emotional
learning (SEL) interventions in relation to children and young people's social-emotional …

Abstract Examined the Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i), a comprehensive model and
measure of emotional and social intelligence. The findings presented in this chapter suggest …

We invite you to join us for this book's journey through the exciting field of community
psychology! As a team of authors, we each came to community psychology because it …

Schools will be most successful in their educational mission when they integrate efforts to
promote children's academic, social, and emotional learning (Elias et al., 1997). There is …

The aim of this chapter is to provide the reader with a broad overview of the field of social
and emotional learning (SEL) and a rationale for this book. In doing so I touch upon some of …

David Finkelhor examines initiatives to prevent child sexual abuse, which have focused on
two primary strategies—offender management and school-based educational programs …

Used meta‐analysis to review 177 primary prevention programs designed to prevent
behavioral and social problems in children and adolescents. Findings provide empirical …

BACKGROUND: Research about the effectiveness of school-based psychosocial prevention
programs for reducing aggressive and disruptive behavior was synthesized using meta …