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Evaluation Of A Parent-Based Intervention For At-Risk Adolescents, Diana M. Doumas, Marianne King, Christa Stallworth, Polly Peterson, Amanda Lundquist
Evaluation Of A Parent-Based Intervention For At-Risk Adolescents, Diana M. Doumas, Marianne King, Christa Stallworth, Polly Peterson, Amanda Lundquist
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This study evaluated the effectiveness of a parent-based intervention, the Parent Project, among 84 parents of at-risk youth. Results indicated improvements in child management, family involvement, parent-child affective quality, substance use rules communication, and parental self-efficacy at a 10-week follow-up.
A Randomized Trial Evaluating A Parent Based Intervention To Reduce College Drinking, Diana M. Doumas, Rob Turrisi, Anne E. Ray, Susan M. Esp, Amy K. Curtis-Schaeffer
A Randomized Trial Evaluating A Parent Based Intervention To Reduce College Drinking, Diana M. Doumas, Rob Turrisi, Anne E. Ray, Susan M. Esp, Amy K. Curtis-Schaeffer
Counselor Education Faculty Publications and Presentations
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a parent based intervention (PBI) in reducing drinking among first year college students (N = 443). Students were assigned to one of three conditions: PBI, PBI plus booster brochures (PBI-B), and an assessment only control group (CNT). At a 4-month post-intervention follow-up, results indicated students in the PBI-B group reported significantly less drinking to intoxication and peak drinking relative to the PBI group and CNT group. No significant differences were found between the PBI group and CNT group. Results provide further support for PBIs to reduce college student drinking and suggest that a booster …