title: Longitudinal retention of families in the assessment of a prevention program targeting adolescent alcohol and tobacco use: the utility of an ecological systems framework.
abstract: This study examined the association between ecological context (extrafamilial, familial, child factors) at baseline and longitudinal retention of families in the 36-month assessment of an adolescent alcohol and tobacco use prevention program that was conducted within a pediatric primary care setting. A total of 1,780 families were enrolled at baseline when the youth were in the fifth and sixth grades, and 1,220 of these families participated in the 36-month assessment. Findings indicated that familial and child, but not extrafamilial, factors were associated with the participation of families in the 36-month assessment. Clinical implications and future research directions are discussed.
authors: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
authors: Deborah J
authors: DJ
authors: Jones
authors: Sarah E
authors: SE
authors: Foster
authors: Ardis L
authors: AL
authors: Olson
authors: Rex L
authors: RL
authors: Forehand
authors: Cecelia A
authors: CA
authors: Gaffney
authors: Michael S
authors: MS
authors: Zens
authors: J J
authors: JJ
authors: Bau
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D004463:Ecology; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D012153:Retention, Psychology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000517:prevention & control*