Preventing Violence in the Most Violent Contexts : Behavioral and Neurophysiological Evidence

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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Main Authors: Dinarte, Lelys, Egana-delSol, Pablo
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
EMOTIONAL REGULATION
BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
VIOLENCE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/863301558616166819/Preventing-Violence-in-the-Most-Violent-Contexts-Behavioral-and-Neurophysiological-Evidence
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spelling okr-10986-317442022-09-20T00:14:33Z Preventing Violence in the Most Violent Contexts : Behavioral and Neurophysiological Evidence Dinarte, Lelys Egana-delSol, Pablo AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS EMOTIONAL REGULATION BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS VIOLENCE 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. 2019-05-30T19:17:21Z 2019-05-30T19:17:21Z 2019-05 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/863301558616166819/Preventing-Violence-in-the-Most-Violent-Contexts-Behavioral-and-Neurophysiological-Evidence http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31744 English Policy Research Working Paper;8862 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean El Salvador
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topic AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
EMOTIONAL REGULATION
BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
VIOLENCE
spellingShingle AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
EMOTIONAL REGULATION
BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
VIOLENCE
Dinarte, Lelys
Egana-delSol, Pablo
Preventing Violence in the Most Violent Contexts : Behavioral and Neurophysiological Evidence
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
El Salvador
relation Policy Research Working Paper;8862
description 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.
format Working Paper
author Dinarte, Lelys
Egana-delSol, Pablo
author_facet Dinarte, Lelys
Egana-delSol, Pablo
author_sort Dinarte, Lelys
title Preventing Violence in the Most Violent Contexts : Behavioral and Neurophysiological Evidence
title_short Preventing Violence in the Most Violent Contexts : Behavioral and Neurophysiological Evidence
title_full Preventing Violence in the Most Violent Contexts : Behavioral and Neurophysiological Evidence
title_fullStr Preventing Violence in the Most Violent Contexts : Behavioral and Neurophysiological Evidence
title_full_unstemmed Preventing Violence in the Most Violent Contexts : Behavioral and Neurophysiological Evidence
title_sort preventing violence in the most violent contexts : behavioral and neurophysiological evidence
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/863301558616166819/Preventing-Violence-in-the-Most-Violent-Contexts-Behavioral-and-Neurophysiological-Evidence
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31744
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