Longitudinal retention of families in the assessment of a prevention program targeting adolescent alcohol and tobacco use: the utility of an ecological systems framework.
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.
Jones
Deborah J
DJ
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Foster
Sarah E
SE
Olson
Ardis L
AL
Forehand
Rex L
RL
Gaffney
Cecelia A
CA
Zens
Michael S
MS
Bau
J J
JJ
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*