NIH R01 Friend to Friend With Coaching

Description

This study examines the effectiveness of the Friend to Friend (F2F) program when conducted by teachers and counselors with active coaching from the research team. The project involves 14 small group sessions for relationally aggressive girls and 8 classroom sessions. Students, teachers, counselors and parents at intervention and control schools fill out pre- and post- program questionnaires.

Conditions

Aggression

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Study overview

This study examines the effectiveness of the Friend to Friend (F2F) program when conducted by teachers and counselors with active coaching from the research team. The project involves 14 small group sessions for relationally aggressive girls and 8 classroom sessions. Students, teachers, counselors and parents at intervention and control schools fill out pre- and post- program questionnaires.

The Friend to Friend Program: Effectiveness When Conducted by School Staff

NIH R01 Friend to Friend With Coaching

Condition
Aggression
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Philadelphia

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19146

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Urban school from the School District of Philadelphia
  • 2. Predominately minority student body (\> 80%)
  • 3. Relatively large school with at least 2 classrooms per grade
  • 4. School is not currently involved in a systematic anti-aggression or bullying prevention program
  • 5. School must have at least 1 school counselor who is interested in participating
  • * Inclusion Criteria for Students
  • 1. All boys and girls in regular education 4th-5th grade classrooms will be eligible to participate in screening and outcome assessment activities.
  • 2. Screening will include a peer-rating procedure that will be utilized to identify girls with relational aggression (GRAs).
  • 3. GRAs will be based on if they score \> .50 of a Standard Deviation above mean on relational aggression on the peer-rating measure. These identified girls will be recruited (with written parent consent and student assent) to participate in the F2F with Coaching or control condition.
  • * Inclusion Criteria for Parents
  • * Inclusion Criteria for Teachers/Counselors
  • 1. Teachers/counselors employed by the participating school sites who provide their verbal consent for participation.
  • 2. Teachers/counselors who currently teach and/or provide services to students in 4th-5th grade.
  • * Inclusion Criteria for Schools

Ages Eligible for Study

7 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,

Study Record Dates

2025-01-31