Good behavior game - study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of a preventive behavior management program in a Swedish school context.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early conduct problems and school failure are prominent risk factors for several adverse outcomes in later life. With the potential of reaching many children at early stages of their life, school-based interventions constitute a valuable approach to universal prevention. Good behavior game (GBG) is a promising school-based behavior management program, having shown immediate reductions in conduct problems along with several long-term positive effects. Adapting interventions to new contexts may however affect their effectiveness. The current study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a Swedish adaption of GBG under pragmatic conditions. The intervention is hypothesized to reduce conduct problems in the classroom (primary outcome). Secondary analyses will investigate chang

SUBMITTER: Djamnezhad D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10585039 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature