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Family predictors of parent participation in an adolescent drug abuse prevention program
Author(s) -
DÍAZ SUSANA ALHALABI,
SECADESVILLA ROBERTO,
PÉREZ JOSÉ MANUEL ERRASTI,
FERNÁNDEZHERMIDA JOSÉ RAMÓN,
GARCÍARODRÍGUEZ OLAYA,
CRESPO JOSÉ LUIS CARBALLO
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
drug and alcohol review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.018
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1465-3362
pISSN - 0959-5236
DOI - 10.1080/09595230600741149
Subject(s) - drug prevention , substance abuse , substance abuse prevention , psychology , family conflict , drug , clinical psychology , medicine , developmental psychology , psychiatry
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.