TY - JOUR
T1 - An alcohol primary prevention program for parents of 7th graders
T2 - The amazing alternatives! home program
AU - Toomey, Traci L
AU - Williams, Carolyn L.
AU - Perry, Cheryl L.
AU - Murray, David M.
AU - Dudovitz, Bonnie
AU - Veblen-Mortenson, Sara
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R01-AA09596).
PY - 1997/4/10
Y1 - 1997/4/10
N2 - Parents have both direct and indirect influences on many adolescent problem behaviors including underage drinking. To reach a large number of parents, and to encourage parents to adopt behaviors associated with fewer adolescent problems, parent education programs need to be developed and evaluated. The Amazing Alternatives! Home Program, a component of a community-wide intervention called Project Northland, attempted to reach and affect parents of seventh graders through booklets sent via direct mail. The booklets had two parts: the first contained information to be read by parents, and the second was a discussion activity to be completed by parents and their seventh graders. The main goals of the Amazing Alternatives! Home Program were to increase communication between parents and seventh graders concerning alcohol-related issues, to improve parenting skills like monitoring and supervision, and, eligible families chose to participate in the program. Participation in the Amazing Alternatives! Home Program was associated with increased communication between seventh graders and their parents concerning alcohol-related topics. Changes in other parenting behaviors and student self-reported alcohol use were not observed following program participation. Parent programs such as the Amazing Alternatives! Home Program may be a necessary, but not sufficient, intervention to achieve reductions in underage drinking.
AB - Parents have both direct and indirect influences on many adolescent problem behaviors including underage drinking. To reach a large number of parents, and to encourage parents to adopt behaviors associated with fewer adolescent problems, parent education programs need to be developed and evaluated. The Amazing Alternatives! Home Program, a component of a community-wide intervention called Project Northland, attempted to reach and affect parents of seventh graders through booklets sent via direct mail. The booklets had two parts: the first contained information to be read by parents, and the second was a discussion activity to be completed by parents and their seventh graders. The main goals of the Amazing Alternatives! Home Program were to increase communication between parents and seventh graders concerning alcohol-related issues, to improve parenting skills like monitoring and supervision, and, eligible families chose to participate in the program. Participation in the Amazing Alternatives! Home Program was associated with increased communication between seventh graders and their parents concerning alcohol-related topics. Changes in other parenting behaviors and student self-reported alcohol use were not observed following program participation. Parent programs such as the Amazing Alternatives! Home Program may be a necessary, but not sufficient, intervention to achieve reductions in underage drinking.
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U2 - 10.1300/J029v05n04_03
DO - 10.1300/J029v05n04_03
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0030327749
SN - 1067-828X
VL - 5
SP - 35
EP - 53
JO - Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse
JF - Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse
IS - 4
ER -