title: Does the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Training programme have positive effects for young children exhibiting severe externalizing problems in school?: a quasi-experimental pre-post study.
abstract: Young children exhibiting severe externalizing problems in school are at risk of developing several poor outcomes. School-based intervention programs have been found to be effective for students with different problems, including those with behavioral problems, emotional distress, or social problems. The present study investigated whether the IY-TCM programme, as a universal stand-alone school intervention programme, reduced severe child externalizing problems as reported by the teacher, and evaluated if these children improved their social competence, internalizing problems, academic performances and student- teacher relationship as a result of the IY TCM training.
  
  
  
  A quasi-experimental pre-post study was conducted, including 21 intervention schools and 22 control schools. Children in 1st- 3rdgrade (age 6-8 years) assessed by their teacher as having severe externalizing problems on the Sutter-Eyberg Student Behavior Inventory-Revised (SESBI-R) total Intensity score, were included in the study, N = 83 (65 boys and 18 girls). Treatment effects were evaluated using 3- level linear mixed models analysis.
  
  
  
  In our study we found no differences in change between the two conditions from baseline to follow-up in externalizing problems, social skills, internalizing problems and closeness with teacher. The intervention condition did however show advantageous development in terms of student-teacher conflicts and increased academic performances.
  
  
  
  The IY Teacher Classroom Management program is not sufficient being a stand-alone universal program in a Norwegian primary school setting, for students with severe externalizing problems. However; some important secondary findings were found. Still, young school children with severe externalizing problems are in need of more comprehensive and tailored interventions.
authors: The Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare - Central Norway, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway, Klostergata 46, Trondheim, 7030, Norway. bente.kirkhaug@ntnu.no.
authors: Bente
authors: B
authors: Kirkhaug
authors: The Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare - Central Norway, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway, Klostergata 46, Trondheim, 7030, Norway.|Centre of the Study of Educational Practice (SePU), Hedmark University College, Hedmark, Norway.
authors: May Britt
authors: MB
authors: Drugli
authors: The Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare - North Norway. Faculty of Health Sciences at UiT, Artic University of Norway, Trondheim, Norway.
authors: Bjørn Helge
authors: BH
authors: Handegård
authors: The Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare - Central Norway, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway, Klostergata 46, Trondheim, 7030, Norway.
authors: Stian
authors: S
authors: Lydersen
authors: The Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare - North Norway. Faculty of Health Sciences at UiT, Artic University of Norway, Trondheim, Norway.
authors: Merethe
authors: M
authors: Åsheim
authors: The Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare - North Norway. Faculty of Health Sciences at UiT, Artic University of Norway, Trondheim, Norway.
authors: Sturla
authors: S
authors: Fossum
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009664:Norway; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D012572:School Health Services; D012919:Social Behavior; D066107:Social Skills; D000070260:Teacher Training / Q000379:methods*
keywords: IY TCM; Norway; School universal intervention; Severe externalizing problems; Teacher assessment; Young school children