Browsing Psychology by Author "Mason, W. Alex"
Now showing items 1-4 of 4
-
A framework for testing and promoting expanded dissemination of promising preventive interventions that are being implemented in community settings
Mason, W. Alex; Fleming, Charles B.; Thompson, Ronald W.; Haggerty, Kevin P.; Snyder, James J. (Springer International Publishing AG, 2014-10)Many evidence-based preventive interventions have been developed in recent years, but few are widely used. With the current focus on efficacy trials, widespread dissemination and implementation of evidence-based interventions ... -
Parent training to reduce problem behaviors over the transition to high school: Tests of indirect effects through improved emotion regulation skills
Mason, W. Alex; January, Stacy-Ann A.; Fleming, Charles B.; Thompson, Ronald W.; Parra, Gilbert R.; Haggerty, Kevin P.; Snyder, James J. (Elsevier B.V., 2016-02)Adolescent problem behaviors are costly for individuals and society. Promoting the self-regulatory functioning of youth may help prevent the development of such behaviors. Parent-training and family intervention programs ... -
Randomized trial of parent training to prevent adolescent problem behaviors during the high school transition
Mason, W. Alex; Fleming, Charles B.; Gross, Thomas J.; Thompson, Ronald W.; Parra, Gilbert R.; Haggerty, Kevin P.; Snyder, James J. (American Psychological Association, 2016-12)This randomized controlled trial tested a widely used general parent training program, Common Sense Parenting (CSP), with low-income 8th graders and their families to support a positive transition to high school. The program ... -
Reducing risks for problem behaviors during the high school transition: proximal outcomes in the common sense parenting trial
Mason, W. Alex; Fleming, Charles B.; Ringle, Jay L.; Thompson, Ronald W.; Haggerty, Kevin P.; Snyder, James J. (Springer International Publishing AG, 2015-09)This study tests Common Sense Parenting (CSP)(A (R)), a widely used parent-training program, in its standard form and in a modified form known as CSP Plus, with low-income 8th graders and their families during the high ...