Assessing Effectiveness of Aggression Replacement Training at a Technical College in Thailand

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ID13918673
AuthorsNualnong Wongtongkam (0000-0001-7623-6608, corresponding author), Andrew Day (0000-0003-2639-1508, Charles Sturt University), P Ward (0000-0002-5559-9714, Flinders University), Paul Russell Ward, Anthony H Winefield (0000-0001-5027-6687, University of South Australia)
Year2014
Volume42
Issue6
Pages1047-1056
Publication date2014-07-16
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Behavior and Personality An International Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0301-2212 • E-ISSN: 1179-6391
PublisherScientific Journal Publishers Limited (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2224/sbp.2014.42.6.1047
OpenAlexW2119840650
LanguageEN
References cited5

Youth violence is a significant public health issue in Thailand where most people who are injured are vocational college students. There is a need to identify methods whereby such violence can be prevented. We trialed a group program in a technical college in Thailand with 23 students who received a modified version of aggression replacement training. We then compared their results with those of 24 students who did not receive any intervention or preintervention at 1 and 3 month followups. Although we found little evidence supporting the effectiveness of the intervention, participants in the intervention group suggested in the followup in-depth interviews that they felt more able to avoid or ignore provocation, and that they thought more about the consequences of aggressive behavior than they did prior to the intervention

Aggression · Alternative medicine · Intervention (counseling · Medical education · Medical emergency · Pedagogy · Poison control · Provocation test · Psychiatry · Suicide prevention · Vocational education · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Clinical Psychology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology

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