Preventing alcohol use among Hispanic adolescents through a family-based intervention: The role of parent alcohol misuse.

This study conducted secondary data analysis of an effectiveness randomized controlled trial of the Familias Unidas intervention, examining parent moderators of intervention effects on adolescent alcohol use. A total of 746 Hispanic families with 12–16-year-old adolescents were randomized to intervention or control. Logistic regression analyses confirmed no evidence of intervention effectiveness in reducing 90-day adolescent alcohol use at 30-month follow-up. However, there was evidence that parent misuse moderated intervention effects on adolescent alcohol use. Among youth whose parents reported any episode of alcohol misuse in their lifetime, the intervention was associated with lower odds of youth alcohol use at 30 months compared to youth in the control condition. Potential reasons and intervention implications are reviewed, including how parent alcohol use experiences might raise awareness of youth risks and motivate involvement or protective behaviors. Understanding intervention moderators can help shape, target, and adapt interventions to enhance their effectiveness and reach. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: Journal of Family Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research