Family predictors of parent participation in an adolescent drug abuse prevention program.

Full Abstract

Low participation rates constitute a serious problem faced by family drug abuse prevention programs. In this study we analyse the factors related to participation in a Life Skills Training program implemented in three schools in Spain. Participants in the study were 485 pupils aged 12 - 14 years and their respective parents. The variables that predicted participation in the program were:
number of children and educational level of parents, children's drug use, family conflict, parental rearing style, relationships between parents and children and family communication. The results from Spain are similar to those found in international studies, and indicate that the families most at risk of drug use are those least likely to participate in prevention programs. There is a need for strategies to increase participation in prevention programs of the families most at risk.

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Author information

Author/s: Al-Halabi Díaz, Susana (S); Secades-Villa, Roberto (R); Pérez, José Manuel Errasti (JM); Fernández-Hermida, José Ramón (JR); García-Rodríguez, Olaya (O); Crespo, José Luis Carballo (JL);

Affiliation: Faculty of Psychology, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Drug and alcohol review (Drug Alcohol Rev), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Jul; vol 25 (issue 4) : pp 327-31

Dates: Created 2006/07/20; Completed 2006/12/19;

PMID: 16854658, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adolescent
Child
Family - psychology
Female
Humans

Male
Parent-Child Relations
Parenting
Preventive Health Services - utilization
Substance-Related Disorders - prevention & control

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