title: ViSC Social Competence Program.
abstract: The ViSC Social Competence Program has been implemented in Austrian schools within the scope of a national strategy plan, Together Against Violence. The program is a primary preventive program designed for grades 5 to 8. The prevention of aggression and bullying is defined as a school development task, and the initial implementation of the program lasts one school year. The program consists of universal and specific actions that are implemented through in-school teacher training and a class project for students. The program was evaluated with a randomized intervention control group design. Data were collected from teachers and students. Results suggest that the program reduces aggression in schools.
authors.affiliation: School of Health/Social Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Linz, Austria.
authors.forename: Dagmar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Strohmeier
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: Eva-Maria
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Schiller
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stefanek
authors.forename: Christiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Spiel
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression; D001317:Austria; D058445:Bullying; D002648:Child; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D012919:Social Behavior; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*