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Improving prevention programs: first results on the relation between subjectively perceived levels of usefulness and social competencies

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School-based aggression prevention programs have been implemented in many educational institutions, and fostering the development of social competencies is one of the central aspects of many approaches. The aim of the present study was to assess the level of subjectively perceived usefulness of the prevention program “Faustlos” in connection with the self-reported levels of aggressiveness and social competencies in a sample of German fourth graders. The children had completed the prevention program. Results suggest differences in the level of aggressiveness and social competencies between children with different levels of perceived usefulness of the prevention program.

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This research was funded by the Hessian initiative for the development of scientific and economic excellence (LOEWE).

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  1. Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main/IDeA-Zentrum, Mertonstraße 17, 60325, Frankfurt, Germany

    Mandy Grumm, Sascha Hein & Michael Fingerle

  2. Center for Individual Development and Adaptive Education of Children at Risk (IDeA), Frankfurt, Germany

    Mandy Grumm, Sascha Hein & Michael Fingerle

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Mandy Grumm. Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main/IDeA-Zentrum, Mertonstraße 17, 60325 Frankfurt, Germany. E-mail: grumm@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Current themes of research:

Social validity of aggression prevention programs. Social and emotional competencies and their development. Prevention of sexual abuse of children. Effectiveness of aggression prevention.

Relevant publications in the field of Psychology of Education:

Graf, F. A., Grumm, M., Hein, S., & Fingerle, M. (in press). Elterliches Kompetenzgefühl als Mediator zwischen wahrgenommenem kindlichen Problemverhalten und Erwartungen an ein Elterntrai- ning. Kindheit und Entwicklung.

Grumm, M., Hein, S., & Fingerle, M. (in press). Children’s subjective perceptions of an aggression prevention program. European Journal of Developmental Science.

Hein, S., Grumm, M., & Fingerle, M. (2011). Is contact with people with disabilities a guarantee for positive implicit and explicit attitudes? European Journal of Special Needs Education, 26, 509–522.

Grumm, M., Hein, S., & Fingerle, M. (2011). Predicting aggressive behavior in children with the help of measures of implicit and explicit aggression. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 35, 352–357.

Graf, F. A., Grumm, M., Hein, S., & Fingerle, M. (2010). Zum Einfluss von Akzeptanzund Nützlich- keitsurteilen auf die antizipierte Umsetzung eines Elterntrainingsprogramms. Empirische Son- derpädagogik, 4, 25–35.

Sascha Hein. Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main/IDeA-Zentrum, Mertonstraße 17, 60325 Frankfurt, Germany

Current themes of research:

Social validity of aggression prevention programs. Social and emotional competencies and their development. Prevention of sexual abuse of children. Effectiveness of aggression prevention.

Relevant publications in the field of Psychology of Education:

Graf, F. A., Grumm, M., Hein, S., & Fingerle, M. (in press). Elterliches Kompetenzgefühl als Mediator zwischen wahrgenommenem kindlichen Problemverhalten und Erwartungen an ein Elterntrai- ning. Kindheit und Entwicklung.

Grumm, M., Hein, S., & Fingerle, M. (in press). Children’s subjective perceptions of an aggression prevention program. European Journal of Developmental Science.

Hein, S., Grumm, M., & Fingerle, M. (2011). Is contact with people with disabilities a guarantee for positive implicit and explicit attitudes? European Journal of Special Needs Education, 26, 509–522.

Grumm, M., Hein, S., & Fingerle, M. (2011). Predicting aggressive behavior in children with the help of measures of implicit and explicit aggression. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 35, 352–357.

Graf, F. A., Grumm, M., Hein, S., & Fingerle, M. (2010). Zum Einfluss von Akzeptanzund Nützlich- keitsurteilen auf die antizipierte Umsetzung eines Elterntrainingsprogramms. Empirische Son- derpädagogik, 4, 25–35.

Michael Fingerle. Center for Individual Development and Adaptive Education of Children at Risk (IDeA), Frankfurt, Germany

Current themes of research:

Social validity of aggression prevention programs. Social and emotional competencies and their development. Prevention of sexual abuse of children. Effectiveness of aggression prevention.

Relevant publications in the field of Psychology of Education:

Graf, F. A., Grumm, M., Hein, S., & Fingerle, M. (in press). Elterliches Kompetenzgefühl als Mediator zwischen wahrgenommenem kindlichen Problemverhalten und Erwartungen an ein Elterntrai- ning. Kindheit und Entwicklung.

Grumm, M., Hein, S., & Fingerle, M. (in press). Children’s subjective perceptions of an aggression prevention program. European Journal of Developmental Science.

Hein, S., Grumm, M., & Fingerle, M. (2011). Is contact with people with disabilities a guarantee for positive implicit and explicit attitudes? European Journal of Special Needs Education, 26, 509–522.

Grumm, M., Hein, S., & Fingerle, M. (2011). Predicting aggressive behavior in children with the help of measures of implicit and explicit aggression. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 35, 352–357.

Graf, F. A., Grumm, M., Hein, S., & Fingerle, M. (2010). Zum Einfluss von Akzeptanzund Nützlich- keitsurteilen auf die antizipierte Umsetzung eines Elterntrainingsprogramms. Empirische Son- derpädagogik, 4, 25–35.

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Grumm, M., Hein, S. & Fingerle, M. Improving prevention programs: first results on the relation between subjectively perceived levels of usefulness and social competencies. Eur J Psychol Educ 28, 121–131 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10212-012-0105-x

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