EFFECTS OF EQUIP FOR EDUCATORS ON STUDENTS' SELF-SERVING COGNITIVE DISTORTIONS, MORAL JUDGMENT, AND ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR.

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Title:	EFFECTS OF EQUIP FOR EDUCATORS ON STUDENTS' SELF-SERVING COGNITIVE DISTORTIONS, MORAL JUDGMENT, AND ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR.
Authors:	Van der Velden, Floor¹, Brugman, Daniel¹ d.brugman@uu.nl, Boom, Jan¹, Koops, Willem¹
Source:	Journal of Research in Character Education. 2010, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p77-95. 19p. 4 Charts, 2 Graphs.
Subject Terms:	Education research, Delinquent behavior, Behavior disorders in children, Moral education (Secondary), Conduct disorders in children, Ethnicity
Abstract:	A quasi-experimental pretest/posttest study using a control group was conducted to investigate the effects of EQUIP for Educators--implemented as a universal prevention program--on prevalence of antisocial behavior, attitude towards antisocial behavior, self-serving cognitive distortions, and moral judgment of young adolescents. Participants were 764 students (present at both waves: N experimental group = 512, N control group = 110) from nine prevocational secondary schools in the Netherlands (M age = 14.07, SD = .60). Repeated measures were used to examine intervention effects. Students in the experimental group reported a significant reduction of both attitude towards antisocial behavior and self-serving cognitive distortions compared to students within the control group. Ethnicity appeared to play a moderating role; effects on both attitude towards antisocial behavior and self-serving cognitive distortions were only significant for students with a Dutch ethnic background. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	A quasi-experimental pretest/posttest study using a control group was conducted to investigate the effects of EQUIP for Educators--implemented as a universal prevention program--on prevalence of antisocial behavior, attitude towards antisocial behavior, self-serving cognitive distortions, and moral judgment of young adolescents. Participants were 764 students (present at both waves: N experimental group = 512, N control group = 110) from nine prevocational secondary schools in the Netherlands (M age = 14.07, SD = .60). Repeated measures were used to examine intervention effects. Students in the experimental group reported a significant reduction of both attitude towards antisocial behavior and self-serving cognitive distortions compared to students within the control group. Ethnicity appeared to play a moderating role; effects on both attitude towards antisocial behavior and self-serving cognitive distortions were only significant for students with a Dutch ethnic background. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]