Coping Power Program-Child Component for Pakistani School Children
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Promising

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Description

This is a multi-component, school-run prevention program for boys in the fifth and sixth grades who display aggressive behavior. The aim is to prevent the development of antisocial, violent, and delinquent behavior in adolescence and adulthood.
The program promotes the learning of skills for organization in studies and social and emotional skills, such as resistance to collective pressure, emotional self-regulation, problem-solving, decision-making, and social conduct rules. The intervention is coordinated by mental health and education professionals, lasts 15 to 18 months, and uses playful and interactive resources, such as puppets, videos, and roleplays.

Impact evaluations

An impact evaluation showed a statistically significant reduction in both aggressive behavior and the tendency of boys to interpret the actions of their peers as hostile. The program also improved their ability to respond appropriately and non-aggressively to a variety of scenarios [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Mushtaq, A., Lochman, J. E., Tariq, P. N. & Sabih, F. (2017). Preliminary Effectiveness Study of Coping Power Program for Aggressive Children in Pakistan. Prevention Science: The Official Journal of the Society for Prevention Research, 18(7), 762–771. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-016-0721-9

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