Citation

Williams LR, Marsiglia FF, Baldwin A, Ayers S. Res. Soc. Work Pract. 2015; 25(2): 181-189.

Affiliation

Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center (SIRC), School of Social Work, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1049731514524030

PMID

25755619

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of a parenting intervention, Familias: Preparando la Nueva Generación (FPNG), intended to support children, on parents heavy drinking. We hypothesized that parent participants of FPNG would reduce their heavy drinking at 1-year follow-up.

METHODS: Parents (N = 281) of middle school children from a large, low-income metropolitan area in the Southwest United States participated in a randomized control trial over 2 years.

RESULTS: A logistic regression analysis using the maximum likelihood test determined that at Wave 3, parents receiving FPNG reduced heavy drinking behaviors compared to parents in the youth-only condition (odds ratio =.86, p <.05).

CONCLUSIONS: Participating in the parenting program can effectively curb heavy drinking behaviors in parents-an important mechanism through which one may expect changes in youth risk behavior. The practice, policy, and research implications of these unintended findings are promising to the overall effectiveness of a parenting intervention for Mexican-heritage families.

Language: en