Preventing Child Suicide: The Elementary School Death Education Puppet Show

Bernhardt, Gregory; Praeger, Susan

doi:10.1002/j.1556-6676.1985.tb00667.x

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“…Early studies showed that puppets could keep 4-to 7-year-old children from clinical and economically disadvantaged samples engaged, even when discussing anxietyproducing topics, such as death (Bernhart & Prager, 1985), sadness (Irwin, 1985;Schaefer & O'Conner, 1983), and aggressive behavior with peers (Woltmann, 1952). In more recent applications, puppets have been used effectively to assess young children's perceptions of themselves.…”

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Assessing Young Children's Views of Their Academic, Social, and Emotional Lives: An Evaluation of the Self‐Perception Scales of the Berkeley Puppet Interview

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o w a n , and C a r o l y n P . C o w a n In a prospective, longitudinal study we examined the psychometric properties of the self-perception scales of the Berkeley Puppet Interview (BPI). A total sample of 97 young children were assessed with the BPI at 3 time points: preschool, kindergarten, and first grade. The BPI assesses young children's self-perceptions of their school adjustment in 6 domains: academic competence, achievement motivation, social competence, peer acceptance, depression-anxiety, and aggression-hostility. Results showed that 4%-to 71/z-year-olds possess a multidimensional self-concept that can be reliably measured and that the BPI is sensitive to normative changes and individual differences in young boys' and girls' views of themselves. Support for the method's validity was derived from consistent and meaningful patterns of convergence between children's self-perceptions and ratings by adult informants-mothers, fathers, and teachers-as well as standardized test scores. In fact, in this study, the concordance between young children's self-reports and parallel ratings by teachers or mothers were consistently as strong as if not stronger than the concordance between mothers' and teachers' ratings.

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“…Because they involve a dynamic medium of conversation, puppets can relate to children on their own terms and can respond flexibly depending on children's individual needs and language. Early studies showed that puppets could keep 4-to 7-year-old children from clinical and economically disadvantaged samples engaged, even when discussing anxietyproducing topics, such as death (Bernhart & Prager, 1985), sadness (Irwin, 1985;Schaefer & O'Conner, 1983), and aggressive behavior with peers (Woltmann, 1952). In more recent applications, puppets have been used effectively to assess young children's perceptions of themselves.…”

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Assessing Young Children's Views of Their Academic, Social, and Emotional Lives: An Evaluation of the Self-Perception Scales of the Berkeley Puppet Interview

Measelle¹,

Ablow²,

Cowan³

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Child Development

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In a prospective, longitudinal study we examined the psychometric properties of the self-perception scales of the Berkeley Puppet Interview (BPI). A total sample of 97 young children were assessed with the BPI at 3 time points: preschool, kindergarten, and first grade. The BPI assesses young children's self-perceptions of their school adjustment in 6 domains: academic competence, achievement motivation, social competence, peer acceptance, depression-anxiety, and aggression-hostility. Results showed that 4 1/2- to 7 1/2-year-olds possess a multidimensional self-concept that can be reliably measured and that the BPI is sensitive to normative changes and individual differences in young boys' and girls' views of themselves. Support for the method's validity was derived from consistent and meaningful patterns of convergence between children's self-perceptions and ratings by adult informants--mothers, fathers, and teachers--as well as standardized test scores. In fact, in this study, the concordance between young children's self-reports and parallel ratings by teachers or mothers were consistently as strong as if not stronger than the concordance between mothers' and teachers' ratings.

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“…Statistics" reveal that the suicide rate for children ages 10-14 has more than doubled over the past 15 years, making it the fourth leading cause of death among that group and the third leading cause of death among all those 15-24 years old. Further, the suicide rate for young Black males (15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24) has risen by two-thirds in only the past 15 years." These statistics reinforce the need for increased programming and related strategies, such as puppetry, to decrease youth suicide.…”

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Using Puppetry in a Coordinated School Health Program

Synovitz¹

1999

Journal of School Health

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Educators and clinicians are continually searching for innovative methodologies that promote positive health behaviors, that are age and developmentally appropriate, and that are fun. Puppetry meets these criteria. Puppetry is a creative learning methodology that stimulates learning through play. Various types of puppets are identified and a summary of the ways in which puppets may be used in a coordinated school health program to enhance positive health behaviors is presented. While many individuals attest to the value of using puppets, research should be conducted to assess effectiveness of puppetry on health knowledge, attitudes, skills, and behaviors.

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Preventing Child Suicide: The Elementary School Death Education Puppet Show

Cited by 8 publications

References 4 publications

Assessing Young Children's Views of Their Academic, Social, and Emotional Lives: An Evaluation of the Self‐Perception Scales of the Berkeley Puppet Interview

Assessing Young Children's Views of Their Academic, Social, and Emotional Lives: An Evaluation of the Self‐Perception Scales of the Berkeley Puppet Interview

Assessing Young Children's Views of Their Academic, Social, and Emotional Lives: An Evaluation of the Self-Perception Scales of the Berkeley Puppet Interview

Using Puppetry in a Coordinated School Health Program

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