Prevention of antisocial behavior among Moroccan high school students : An experimental study
Abstract
This study investigates the efficacy of a preventive intervention program aimed at reducing antisocial behaviors among adolescents aged 11 to 17 in Moroccan secondary schools. Grounded in the social development model by Hawkins and Weiz (1985), the program targets family, school, and individual domains. Employing a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design, the study evaluates the program's impact on various risk and protective factors. Statistical analyses, including the Wilcoxon signed-rank test, reveal significant positive outcomes, indicating the program's effectiveness in promoting prosocial behaviors. However, the study highlights limitations such as the exclusion of community-based interventions due to resource and time constraints. Future research should incorporate community-level predictors to enhance the comprehensiveness of prevention strategies. Despite these limitations, the findings advocate for a shift from punitive measures to proactive interventions in Moroccan secondary education. This research contributes to the field of preventive science and lays groundwork for further exploration of intervention strategies in educational contexts
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7. Catalano, R. F., Kosterman, R., Hawkins, J. D., Newcomb, M. D., & Abbott, R. D. (1996). Modeling the etiology of adolescent substance use: A test of the social development model. Journal of drug issues, 26(2), 429-455.
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13. Flynn, R. J. (2008). Communities that care: A comprehensive system for youth prevention and promotion, and Canadian applications to date. IPC Review, 2(3), 83
14. Giorgdze, M., & Dgebuadze, M. (2017). Interactive teaching methods: challenges and perspectives. International E-Journal of Advances in Education, 3(9), 544-548.
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16. Haggerty, K. P., Catalano, R. F., Harachi, T. & Abbott, B. (1998). Description de l’implantation d’un programme de prévention des problèmes de comportementà l’adolescence. Criminologie, 31 (1), 25–47.
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23. Kosterman et al. (2000); Kosterman, R., Hawkins, J. D., Guo, J., Catalano, R. F., & Abbott, R. D. (2000). The dynamics of alcohol and marijuana initiation: patterns and predictors of first use in adolescence. American journal of public health, 90(3), 360
24. Morojele, N. K., Flisher, A. J., Muller, M., Ziervogel, C. F., Reddy, P., & Lombard, C. J. (2002). Measurement of risk and protective factors for drug use and anti-social behavior among high school students in South Africa. Journal of Drug Education, 32(1), 25-39.
25. Nagro, Sarah & Fraser, Dawn & Hooks, Sara. (2018). Lesson Planning With Engagement in Mind: Proactive Classroom Management Strategies for Curriculum Instruction. Intervention in School and Clinic. 54.(3) 1-10
26. Pallant, J., & Manual, S. S. (2007). A step by step guide to data analysis using SPSS for windows. SPSS Survival Manual. Open University Press, New York
27. Patterson, G. R., & Reid, J. B. (1973). Intervention for families of aggressive boys: A replication study. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 11(4), 383-394.
28. Shure, M. B. (2001). I can problem solve (ICPS): An interpersonal cognitive problem solving program for children. Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 18(3), 3-14.
29. Zins, J. E., Bloodworth, M. R., Weissberg, R. P., & Walberg, H. J. (2007). The scientific base linking social and emotional learning to school success. Journal of educational and psychological consultation, 17(2-3), 191-210.
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“Prevention of antisocial behavior among Moroccan high school students : An experimental study”, Soc. sci. humanities j., vol. 9, no. 02, pp. 6824–6833, Feb. 2025, doi: 10.18535/sshj.v9i02.1604.
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