title: Effects of a brief, parent-focused intervention for substance using adolescents and their sibling.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the Family Check-up (FCU), a parent-focused brief motivational intervention, in families where parents were concerned about one adolescent's alcohol or marijuana use and the referred adolescent also had a sibling close in age. The primary goal of the FCU was to provide individualized feedback on specific parenting skills, including monitoring and supervision, limit setting, and alcohol-related communication. A total of 92 adolescents (37 female) between the ages of 12-19years of age along with a sibling (48 female) between the ages of 11-21years old, were randomized to the FCU or a psychoeducation (PE) comparison condition. Findings indicated that the FCU did not produce better effects on alcohol and other drug use outcomes than the PE condition, in either the adolescent or sibling. Brief interventions addressing parenting behaviors may not be sufficient to reduce alcohol use in adolescent drinkers not referred due to an alcohol-related incident. Future research might be conducted to explore whether brief parent interventions, such as those in the present study, could be useful as a preventive intervention for parents whose teens report low levels of substance use.
authors.affiliation: Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Box G-S121-5, Providence, RI 02912, United States; Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, The Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Box G-BH, Providence, RI 02912, United States. Electronic address: Anthony_Spirito@brown.edu.
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spirito
authors.affiliation: Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Box G-S121-5, Providence, RI 02912, United States; Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Box G-S121-5, Providence, RI 02912, United States. Electronic address: Lynn_Hernandez@brown.edu.
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.affiliation: Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Box G-S121-5, Providence, RI 02912, United States; Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Box G-S121-5, Providence, RI 02912, United States; Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, The Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Box G-BH, Providence, RI 02912, United States; Division of Behavioral Genetics, Rhode Island Hospital, Coro West, Suite 204, 1 Hoppin Street, Providence, RI 02903, United States. Electronic address: Kristine_Marceau@Brown.edu.
authors.forename: Kristine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Marceau
authors.affiliation: Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Box G-S121-5, Providence, RI 02912, United States. Electronic address: mkc25@my.uri.edu.
authors.forename: Mary Kathryn
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Cancilliere
authors.affiliation: Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Box G-S121-5, Providence, RI 02912, United States; Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University School of Public Health, Box G-S121-5, Providence, RI 02912, United States. Electronic address: Nancy_Barnett@Brown.edu.
authors.forename: Nancy P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Barnett
authors.affiliation: Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Box G-S121-5, Providence, RI 02912, United States. Electronic address: Hannah_Graves@brown.edu.
authors.forename: Hannah R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Graves
authors.affiliation: Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Box G-S121-5, Providence, RI 02912, United States. Electronic address: ana_m_rodriguez@brown.edu.
authors.forename: Ana Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.affiliation: Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Box G-S121-5, Providence, RI 02912, United States; Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, The Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Box G-BH, Providence, RI 02912, United States; Division of Behavioral Genetics, Rhode Island Hospital, Coro West, Suite 204, 1 Hoppin Street, Providence, RI 02903, United States. Electronic address: Valerie_Knopik@Brown.edu.
authors.forename: Valerie S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Knopik
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D062405:Motivational Interviewing; D016487:Parenting; D010290:Parents; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief / Q000379:methods; D035781:Siblings; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Adolescence; Brief interventions; Family Check-up; Psychoeducation; Underage drinking