Positive Action for Social and Character Development
Abstract
This project focuses on social and character development of elementary and middle school-aged children and responds to an urgent national need that schools improve their capacity to address a range of student outcomes, including social skills, character, behavior, academic achievement and health outcomes. This study is a school-based randomized trial to evaluate the Positive Action program. The Positive Action program was designed to promote social and character development and improve behavior and school performance.
Conditions: Character, Violence, Substance Use, Pro-Social Behavior, Academic Achievement.
Primary outcome: Local Site Scales - Student self-reported behaviors. School and Classroom Climate: Improved relationships; Local Site Scales - Student self-reported behaviors. Expected Student Effects: Improvement in each: Attachment/Normative Beliefs; Attitudes Towards Behaviors; Self-Efficacy/Self-Esteem; Academic/Social Skills; Character and Social Development; Local Site Scales - Student self-reported behaviors. Expected Impacts: Reduced Emotional Problems; Improved Health Behavior; Reduced Substance Use; Less Violence; Improved Grades and Test Scores; Multi-site Scales - Student self-reported behaviors. School and Classroom Climate: Improved Relationships; Multi-site Scales - Student self-reported behaviors. Expected Student Effects: Improved Attitudes Towards Behaviors; Improved Self-Efficacy/Self-Esteem; Improved Character and Social Development; Multi-site Scales…
How strong is the evidence?
Evidence Hub reads this as a randomized trial, done in people. Its evidence level is 2 of 5 (High · randomized trial). Randomized trials of a reasonable size are the strongest single-study design. Reported size: 4,230 participants or records.
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