Madeleine Bruce, Briana Ermanni, Martha Ann Bell
Vocabulary size predicts behavioral problems in emotionally reactive children
Early childhood research quarterly
robust body psychological research linking youth mental health academic achievement however students early childhood rarely represented research children disabilities andor neurological differences virtually absent thus present pilot study explored effects structured psychoeducation program designed enhance schoolbased wellbeing sbwb young students neurodivergent nd study utilized quasiexperimental design investigate effects student strengths safari intervention 1 students selfreported covitality 2 teacherrated executive functioning 3 examine data evidence dualfactor model sbwb two classrooms suburban midatlantic private school randomly assigned waitlist control group n 14 1st grade intervention group n 10 2nd grade quantitative data analyzed pretest posttest determine intervention outcomes key findings produced evidence support statistically significant interaction effect improvements executive functioning relative waitlist control group p 0011 b utility new theoretical dualfactor model advance sbwb nd students early elementary education