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. 2015 Feb 26;11(Suppl 1 M2):21–40. doi: 10.2174/1745017901511010021

Table 1c.

Different programs (than LST) on emotional and social skills, psychological wellbeing indicators, healthy behaviors, academic performance outcomes.

Study Country Interventions (Focus; Sample Size) Controls (Focus; Sample Size) Students’ Population Size Students’ Age/Grade at Baseline Duration and Assessment Timeline
Bond et al., [52] Australia Gatehouse Project (program on emotional wellbeing promotion to prevent substances use; baseline: N=1335) No intervention (N=1343) N= 2678 8 grade 3 academic years (4 waves of students: baseline at the beginning of year 8; other assessments: at the and of year 8, 9, 10 (pre-post)
He et al., [53] Canada Free Fruit and Vegetable Snacks (FFVS) plus Enhanced Nutrition Education (ENE) (program offering either one fruit or one vegetable serving three time per week plus “Paint Your Plate! Create a Master Piece: Vegetables and Fruit Action Guide for Schools”, a curriculum-based resources for teachers to enhance students’ awareness, knowledge, self-efficacy, preference, intention and willingness to increase fruit and vegetable consumption; N=3104) - Free Fruit and Vegetable Snacks (FFVS) (program offering either one fruit or one vegetable serving three time per week; N=1625)
- No intervention (N=1659)
N=6388 5-8 grades 21 weeks (pre-post)
Holen et al., [47] Norway Zippis’ Friends (program to strenght childrens’ coping skills; N=686) No intervention (N = 638) N = 1324 2 grade 24 weeks (pre-post)
Jones et al., [55] USA 4Rs Social-Emotional Learning Program (Reading, wRiting, Respect and Resolution) (program to prevent social-emotional, behavioral and academic problems; N=630) No intervention (N=554) N=1184 3 grade 2 academic years (wave 1 – baseline, fall third grade; wave 2 – spring third grade; wave 3 – fall fourth grade; wave 4 – spring fourth grade)
Khalsha et al., [57] USA Yoga Ed Program (program to increase psychosocial wellbeing and mental health; N= 74) Regular physical education (Not defined; N= 47) N=121 7 grade 11 weeks (pre-post)
Melnik et al., [59] USA COPE (Creating Oppurtunities for Personal Empowerment) Healthy Lifestyles TEEN (Thinking, Emotions, Exercise, Nutrition) Program (cognitive-behavioral skills-building intervention with 20 minutes of physical activity integrated into a health course to promote healthy lifestyles behaviors, good MBI, good psychosocial outcomes, social skills, and academic performance; N=358) Attention program (Healthy Teen) (manualized attenction program focused on safety and common health topic/issue for teens. Control students received also a manual with homeworks and reviewed with their parents a newsletter sent to their homes; N=421) N=779 9-11 grades 15 weeks (pre-post + 6 months follow up)
Noogle et al., [60] USA Kripalu Yoga (program to increase psychosocial wellbeing and self-regulatory skills; N=36) Regular physical education (Not defined; N=15) N=51 11-12 grades 10 weeks (pre-post)
Shek et al. [54]
- see also:
Shek et al.,;
[71; 72;
73; 74;
75; 76]
Hong Kong PATHS (Positive Adolescent Training through Holistic Social Programmes ) (programme to promote positive development and reduce risks/problem behaviors; N=2662) No intervention (N=3272) N=5934 6 grade (baseline) 3 academic years (400 hours in each school year for each grade) (8 year waves: pre- 5 measures + 2 post interventions)
Werch et al., [45] USA 3 interventions based on Behavioral-Image Model (BIM) (brief interventions based on printed text and scripted messages which attpted to elicit an image of successful young adults and to show the benefits of being successful in terms of enhanced self-image):
- Plan for Success Goal clarification Survey (Goal Survey) (self administered instrument to identify behaviors that would improve their future chances of being successful, as well as those that would interfere, along with improvents in the way they would view the selves or others might see th resulting from becoming a more successful young adult; N = 113);
- Goal Survey plus a Path to Success Goal Plan (Contract)(The Contract was designed to assist participants in selecting self-concordant goals they felt lead to a more successful and happy life, which have been found to facilitate behavioral change; N = 113);
- Goal Survey plus a Career Consultation (Consult) (The Consult was designed to provide image-based feedback tailored to targeted personal development and health behaviors; N = 109)
N = 335 11-12 grades 1 acad ic year (max 20-minute s sessions during regular school hours; pre and 1 month post)
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