TY - JOUR
T1 - Adolescent suicide prevention
T2 - Acceptability of school-based programs among secondary school principals
AU - Miller, David N.
AU - Eckert, Tanya L.
AU - DuPaul, George J.
AU - White, George P.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - High school principals' acceptability ratings of three school-based programs for the prevention of adolescent suicide were examined. From a random sample of members from the 1994-1995 membership directory of the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), a total of 185 (40%) respondents completed the Suicide Prevention Program Rating Profile (SPPRP), a measure designed to evaluate the acceptability of suicide prevention programs, after reading a description of a particular prevention program. Programs evaluated for their acceptability included (1) curriculum- based programs presented to students, (2) in-service presentations to school staff, and (3) student self-report screening measures. The results indicated that the curriculum-based and staff in-service programs were significantly more acceptable to principals than was the schoolwide student screening program. No significant differences between the acceptability of curriculum- based and in-service programs were found. Limitations of the study and implications for practice and research are discussed.
AB - High school principals' acceptability ratings of three school-based programs for the prevention of adolescent suicide were examined. From a random sample of members from the 1994-1995 membership directory of the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), a total of 185 (40%) respondents completed the Suicide Prevention Program Rating Profile (SPPRP), a measure designed to evaluate the acceptability of suicide prevention programs, after reading a description of a particular prevention program. Programs evaluated for their acceptability included (1) curriculum- based programs presented to students, (2) in-service presentations to school staff, and (3) student self-report screening measures. The results indicated that the curriculum-based and staff in-service programs were significantly more acceptable to principals than was the schoolwide student screening program. No significant differences between the acceptability of curriculum- based and in-service programs were found. Limitations of the study and implications for practice and research are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1943-278x.1999.tb00764.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1943-278x.1999.tb00764.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 10322622
AN - SCOPUS:0032930698
SN - 0363-0234
VL - 29
SP - 72
EP - 85
JO - Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
JF - Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
IS - 1
ER -