Helping young children build friendships and manage aggressive behaviors
The Early Childhood Friendship Project: Testing Key Mechanisms and the Moderating Role of Physiological Reactivity
This program helps young children in preschool classrooms learn social and emotional skills to reduce aggressive behaviors and improve friendships.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | State University of New York at Buffalo NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Amherst, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11145165 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This program works with preschool children in their classrooms to teach them important social and emotional skills. We want to see if this program can help children reduce aggressive behaviors and peer problems, while also improving their ability to get along with others and succeed in school. We will also look at how children's thinking skills, emotional control, and physical responses to stress might play a role in how well the program works. Data will be collected through observations, assessments, and reports from teachers and caregivers to understand the program's effects and how long they last.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are preschool-aged children who attend schools participating in this intervention.
Not a fit: Children not attending participating preschool classrooms or those outside the target age range would not directly benefit from this specific program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this program could help young children develop better social skills, reduce aggression, and improve their overall well-being in school and beyond.
How similar studies have performed: This program builds on strong prior research and extensive preliminary data, suggesting a solid foundation for its approach.
Where this research is happening
Amherst, United States
- State University of New York at Buffalo — Amherst, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Ostrov, Jamie M — State University of New York at Buffalo
- Study coordinator: Ostrov, Jamie M
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.