Preventing Violence in the Most Violent Contexts : Behavioral and Neurophysiological Evidence
This paper provides experimental evidence of the impact of an after-school program on vulnerable public-school students in El Salvador. The program combined a behavioral intervention with ludic activities for students aged 10-16 years old. The auth...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/863301558616166819/Preventing-Violence-in-the-Most-Violent-Contexts-Behavioral-and-Neurophysiological-Evidence http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31744 |
| Summary: | This paper provides experimental
evidence of the impact of an after-school program on
vulnerable public-school students in El Salvador. The
program combined a behavioral intervention with ludic
activities for students aged 10-16 years old. The authors
hypothesize that it affects violence, misbehaviors, and
academic outcomes by modulating emotional regulation or
automatic reactions to external stimuli. Results indicate
the program reduced reports of bad behavior and school
absenteeism while increasing students’ grades.
Neurophysiological results suggest that the impacts on
behavior and academic performance are driven by the positive
effects of the program on emotional regulation. Finally, the
study finds positive spillover effects for untreated children. |
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