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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2009 Dec;34(12):1060-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.06.007. Epub 2009 Jul 5.

Preventing substance use among adolescent girls: 1-year outcomes of a computerized, mother-daughter program

Steven P Schinke  1 , Lin Fang, Kristin C Cole
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Preventing substance use among adolescent girls: 1-year outcomes of a computerized, mother-daughter program

Steven P Schinke et al. Addict Behav. 2009 Dec.

Abstract

This study tested a computerized gender-specific, parent-involvement intervention program grounded in family interaction theory and aimed at preventing substance use among adolescent girls. Following program delivery and 1 year later, girls randomly assigned to the intervention arm improved more than girls in a control arm on variables associated with reduced risks for substance use, including communication with their mothers, knowledge of family rules about substance use, awareness of parental monitoring of their discretionary time, non-acceptance of peer substance use, problem-solving skills, and ability to refuse peer pressure to use substances. Relative to control-arm girls, those in the intervention arm also reported less 30-day use of alcohol and marijuana and lower intentions to smoke, drink, and take illicit drugs in the future. Girls' mothers in the intervention arm reported greater improvements after the program and relative to control-arm mothers in their communication with their daughters, establishment of family rules about substance use, and monitoring of their daughters' discretionary time. Study findings lend support to the potential of gender-specific, parent-involvement, and computerized approaches to preventing substance use among adolescent girls.

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