+ Preliminary evaluation of a parent training program to prevent gunplay
- Author:
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Gross, Amy / Miltenberger, Raymond / Knudson, Peter / Bosch, Amanda / Breitwieser, Carrie Brower
- Date:
- 2007
- Publication:
- Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Prevention
- Keywords:
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Behavior, Child, Parent
This small study evaluated the effectiveness of using parents to deliver a behavioral skills training program designed to teach children gun safety skills. At three month follow up, three out of four...
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+ School connectedness and the transition into and out of health-risk behaviour among adolescents: A comparison of social belonging and teacher support
- Author:
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McNeely C / Falci C
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Journal of School Health
- Topics:
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Age Group, Prevention, Students, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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Student, risky behavior, school, social belonging, teacher support
The authors examined the association between perceived teacher support and social belonging in the school community, and the initiation, escalation and reduction of participation in six adolescent health-risk...
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+ Teaching Safety Skills to Children to Prevent Gun Play
- Author:
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Himle MB / Miltenberger RG / Flessner C / Gatheridge B
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Prevention
- Keywords:
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Behavior, Children, TRAINING, education
The authors assessed Behavioral Skills Training (BST), with in situ training as needed, for teaching gun safety skills to 4- and 5-year-old children. Three children achieved the necessary score following...
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+ Evaluation of Behavioral Skills Training to Prevent Gun Play in Children
- Author:
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Miltenberger RG / Flessner C / Gatheridge B / Johnson B / Satterlund M / Egemo K
- Date:
- 2004
- Publication:
- Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Prevention
- Keywords:
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BST, Behavioral Skills Training, SAFETY education, Safety skills
The authors assessed Behavioral Skills Training (BST), with in situ training as needed, for teaching gun safety skills to 6- and 7-year-old children. Three children achieved the necessary score following...
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+ Guidelines for adolescent preventive services - The GAPS in practice
- Author:
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Gadomski, A. / Bennett, S. / Young, M. / Wissow, L. S.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
- Topics:
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Age Group, Medical, Prevention, Public Health
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, gun, risk behavior, risk factor
The authors examined the effect of Guidelines for Adolescent Preventive Services (GAPS) in the detection of, discussion of, and referrals for GAPS-related risk behavior, using data from adolescents that...
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+ Screening for adolescent firearms-carrying: one more way to save a life
- Author:
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Larkin, G. L.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Ann Emerg Med
- Topics:
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Age Group, Gun Carrying, Mental Health, Prevention, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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FiGHTS, Youth Behavior Risk Survey, adolescent firearm-carrying, screening
The author comments on the FiGHTS instrument, published by Hayes and Sege, a screening tool for adolescent firearm-carrying. He notes that the brief version of FiGHTS could include several more items...
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+ Adolescents Carrying Handguns and Taking Them to School: Psychosocial Correlates among Public School Students in Illinois
- Author:
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Williams, S. S. / Mulhall, P. F. / Reis, J. S. / DeVille, J. O.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- J Adolesc
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Ethnicity, Gender, State
- Keywords:
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Adolescent Behavior, Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Firearms, Illinois
The authors examined psychosocial correlates of adolescents carrying a handgun and bringing a handgun to school, using data from a survey of 21,981 public school students in 6th, 8th, and 10th grades...
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+ Behavior-Oriented Approaches to Reducing Youth Gun Violence
- Author:
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Hardy, Marjorie S.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- The Future of Children
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Prevention
- Keywords:
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Firearms, Violence, behavioral approaches, gun violence prevention, youth access
The author reviews behavior-oriented approaches aimed at reducing youth firearm injury and violence. He notes that the few community-based youth violence prevention programs did not decrease youth access...
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+ Teaching Firearm Safety to Children: Failure of a Program
- Author:
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Hardy, Marjorie S.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Prevention
- Keywords:
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Childhood Play Behavior, Program Evaluation, Safety, Teaching
In this randomized control study, the author evaluated the effectiveness of a skills-based firearm safety program for children to reduce play with firearms: 34 children between 4 and 7 years old participated...
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