ERIC Number: EJ1052083
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Mar
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1049-7315
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Unintended Effects of an Intervention Supporting Mexican-Heritage Youth: Decreased Parent Heavy Drinking
Williams, Lela Rankin; Marsiglia, Flavio F.; Baldwin, Adrienne; Ayers, Stephanie
Research on Social Work Practice, v25 n2 p181-189 Mar 2015
Objective: To assess the impact of a parenting intervention, "Familias: Preparando la Nueva Generación" (FPNG), intended to support children, on parents heavy drinking. We hypothesized that parent participants of FPNG would reduce their heavy drinking at 1-year follow-up. Methods: Parents (N = 281) of middle school children from a large, low-income metropolitan area in the Southwest United States participated in a randomized control trial over 2 years. Results: A logistic regression analysis using the maximum likelihood test determined that at Wave 3, parents receiving FPNG reduced heavy drinking behaviors compared to parents in the youth-only condition (odds ratio = 0.86, p < 0.05). Conclusions: Participating in the parenting program can effectively curb heavy drinking behaviors in parents--an important mechanism through which one may expect changes in youth risk behavior. The practice, policy, and research implications of these unintended findings are promising to the overall effectiveness of a parenting intervention for Mexican-heritage families.
Descriptors: Youth, Intervention, Mexican Americans, Drinking, Parent Child Relationship, Parenting Skills, Alcohol Abuse, Risk, Health Behavior, Behavior Change, Program Effectiveness, Middle School Students, Maximum Likelihood Statistics, Low Income, Metropolitan Areas, Pretests Posttests, Workshops, Regression (Statistics)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (DHHS); National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: P20 MD002316-07