Cited by 140Bullying, Victimization, and AggressionChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentCrime Patterns and Interventions

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Social-information-processing patterns mediate the impact of preventive intervention on adolescent antisocial behavior

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Dodge, Kenneth A., Godwin, Jennifer, The Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group·2013·Psychological Science

Abstract

In the study reported here, we tested the hypothesis that the Fast Track preventive intervention's positive impact on antisocial behavior in adolescence is mediated by its impact on social-cognitive processes during elementary school. Fast Track is the largest and longest federally funded preventive intervention trial for children showing aggressive behavior at an early age. Participants were 891 high-risk kindergarten children (69% male, 31% female; 49% ethnic minority, 51% ethnic majority) who were randomly assigned to an intervention or a control group by school cluster. Multiyear intervention addressed social-cognitive processes through social-skill training groups, parent groups, classroom curricula, peer coaching, and tutoring. Assigning children to the intervention decreased their mean antisocial-behavior score after Grade 9 by 0.16 standardized units (p < .01). Structural equation models indicated that 27% of the intervention's impact on antisocial behavior was mediated by its impact on three social-cognitive processes: reducing hostile-attribution biases, increasing competent response generation to social problems, and devaluing aggression. These findings support a model of antisocial behavioral development mediated by social-cognitive processes, and they guide prevention planners to focus on these processes.

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    Outside interventions occurred at the same rate in the intervention and control groups.

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    Alternate mechanisms such as placebo or environmental scaffolding do not account for the intervention's effect on antisocial behavior.

    “It is plausible that intervention effects are mediated through alternate mechanisms, such as placebo, academic gains, or environmental scaffolding of opportunity.”
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Authors
Dodge, K. A., Godwin, J., & The Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group
Affiliations
Duke University (US)
Venue
Psychological Science
Published
2013-02-13
Volume
24
Issue
4
Pages
456-465
ISSN
  • 0956-7976 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-9280
OpenAlex
W2140550069
Cited by
140
References
58
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 19 · 2015: 18 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 2
FWCI
21.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Psychological Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R18MH050951, R01MH048043, K05MH000797, R18MH048043, R18MH050953, K05MH001027, R18MH050952)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA016903, R01DA016903, P30DA023026, K05DA015226)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (P2CHD065563, R24HD065563)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
Keywords
antisocial behavior, adolescents, social information processing, socio-cognitive processes, hostile attribution bias, social problem solving, aggression prevention, elementary school students, mediation, social skills training, parent training
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Aggression, Child, Child Health Services, Female, Humans, Juvenile Delinquency, Male, Social Behavior, Social Behavior Disorders, Social Perception, Conduct Disorder, Adolescent Development

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