Table 1. Behaviors and histories related to violence before and after program.
Pre-test | Post-test | p for sig. improvement | p for sig. pre-test bias | |
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How often do you: | ||||
Call other people names? | 2.85 | 2.97 | ||
Get made fun of by others? | 3.13 | 2.49 | ||
Let a fight start without trying to stop it? | 2.78 | 2.69 | ||
Stick up for yourself without fighting? | 3.65 | 3.55 | ||
Get picked on by others? | 2.71 | 2.45 | ||
Hit or push others? | 2.72 | 2.34 | ||
Get hit or pushed by others? | 2.72 | 1.97 | .027 | |
Try to keep others from fighting? | 3.44 | 3.24 | ||
Get threatened with guns by others (even as a joke?) | 1.98 | 1.38 | .010 | |
Pick fights with others? | 1.96 | 1.38 | ||
Get beaten up? | 1.69 | 1.25 | .045 | |
Cheer when others fight? | 2.33 | 2.03 | ||
Try to break up a fight? | 3.18 | 2.24 | ||
At school, how often do your classmates: | ||||
Threaten people with violence? | 2.39 | 2.52 | .029 | |
Use physical violence? | 2.14 | 2.32 | .001 |
Values listed are mean responses rounded to nearest tenth based on Likert scale: 1= never; 2 = almost never; 3 = sometimes; 4 = often; 5 = almost always; 6 = always.
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The shaded areas represent significant improvements after program.