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dc.titleWhen Emotion Regulation Matters: The Efficacy of Socio-Emotional Learning to Address School-Based Violence in Central America
dc.contributor.authorDinarte, Lelys
dc.contributor.authorEgaña del Sol, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorMartínez, Claudia
dc.contributor.authorRojas Alvarado, Cindy Jacqueline
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageCentral America
dc.date.available2024-03-12T00:03:00
dc.date.issue2024-03-12T00:03:00
dc.description.abstractAfter-school programs (ASP) that keep youth protected while engaging them in socio-emotional learning might address school-based violent behaviors. This paper experimentally studies the socio-emotional-learning component of an ASP targeted to teenagers in public schools in the most violent neighborhoods of El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala. Participant schools were randomly assigned to different ASP variations, some of them including psychology-based interventions. Results indicate that including psychology-based activities as part of the ASP increases by 23 percentage points the probability that students are well-behaved at school. The effect is driven by the most at-risk students. Using data gathered from task-based games and AI-powered emotion-detection algorithms, this paper shows that improvement in emotion regulation is likely driving the effect. When comparing a psychology-based curriculum aiming to strengthen participants' character and another based on mindfulness principles, results show that the latter improves violent behaviors while reducing school dropout.
dc.format.extent89
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0012854
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/When-Emotion-Regulation-Matters-The-Efficacy-of-Socio-Emotional-Learning-to-Address-School-Based-Violence-in-Central-America.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectSchool Dropout
dc.subjectEducational Institution
dc.subjectLearning
dc.subjectCurriculum
dc.subjectRegulation
dc.subjectSocio-Emotional Development
dc.subjectSkills
dc.subjectSocio-Emotional Skill
dc.subjectTeacher
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subject.jelcodeI29 - Education and Research Institutions: Other
dc.subject.jelcodeK42 - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
dc.subject.jelcodeI25 - Education and Economic Development
dc.subject.jelcodeD87 - Neuroeconomics
dc.subject.keywordsAfter-school programs;Psychology-based interventions;School-based violence;Emotion regulation
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-WP-01585
idb.operationRG-K1416
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