Impact of PAX Good Behavior Game on Elementary School Students in Estonia (PAXGBGEE)
Mental Health Wellness 1, Mental Disorders
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Mental Health Wellness 1
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
All schools with first grade classrooms and Estonian-language as instruction language in Estonia were qualified to take part of the study if they did fit the inclusion criteria.
Schools were suitable to participate if they:
- Had equal to or more than 13 pupils in the first grade classroom in 2016/17 school term;
- Did not implement any other evidence-based program in basic school stage 1 (grades 1-3), (for example KiVa bullying prevention program);
- Did not already implement PAX GBG;
- Had at least one first grade teacher who volunteers to participate for the whole study period of two years.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Schools for children with special educational needs and schools with Russian language as instruction language were excluded.
- Schools with single-sex classrooms were excluded.
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
PAX Good Behavior Game
Waitlist control group
The intervention is delivered by teachers within the normal school curriculum. Teachers from intervention classes completed 3-day training and were supported by the mentor, who visited their class during the 2016/17 school year and provided counseling via e-mail and phone. During the second year (2017/18) teachers could use the PAX GBG methods, but they did not receive additional support from the mentors.
Control group continue their normal activities without intervention. After a post-test assessment in spring 2018 the control group teachers will be trained and supported to implement PAX GBG.