This application proposes to study the impact of school-based family interventions for preventing substance abuse and other problem behaviors in young adolescents. The Adolescent Transitions Program (ATP) has been found to be effective in improving the observed parent-child interaction process, as well as reducing tobacco use and antisocial behavior among high-risk young adolescents (Dishion & Andrews, 1995; Dishion, Andres, Kavanagh, & Soberman, 1996; Irvine, Biglan, Smolkowski, Metzler, & Ary, 1999). The research to date has used experimental designs with random assignment at the individual level to test program effectiveness. The next generation of this program of research is to systematically study the ecological conditions necessary to maximally engage families in need of intervention support in early adolescence in the context of the public school system. By randomly assigning 8 middle schools to an ecologically-enhanced versus standard intervention model, we specifically propose to examine the effectiveness of family and parenting programs administered as school-based services. The proposed research will measure family engagement in services, as well as target specific outcomes for adolescents (e.g., substance use). The program will target the school population, resulting in about 1200 participants each year across the 8 middle schools. The results of this research have implications for the implementation of future family services at the school level, as well as future prevention programs aimed at reducing substance use among early adolescents.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01DA013773-03
Application #
6523183
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZDA1-WXG-F (18))
Program Officer
Crump, Aria
Project Start
2000-09-25
Project End
2004-08-31
Budget Start
2002-09-01
Budget End
2004-08-31
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
2002
Total Cost
$400,169
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Oregon
Department
Psychology
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
948117312
City
Eugene
State
OR
Country
United States
Zip Code
97403
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Marshall-Denton, Rhea; Véronneau, Marie-Hélène; Dishion, Thomas J (2016) Brief report: A confirmatory approach to the validation of the peer group norm questionnaire. J Adolesc 50:16-21
Van Ryzin, Mark J; DeLay, Dawn; Dishion, Thomas J (2016) Being well-liked predicts increased use of alcohol but not tobacco in early adolescence. Addict Behav 53:168-74
DeLay, Dawn; Ha, Thao; Van Ryzin, Mark et al. (2016) Changing Friend Selection in Middle School: A Social Network Analysis of a Randomized Intervention Study Designed to Prevent Adolescent Problem Behavior. Prev Sci 17:285-94
Martin, Christina Gamache; Van Ryzin, Mark J; Dishion, Thomas J (2016) Profiles of childhood trauma: Betrayal, frequency, and psychological distress in late adolescence. Psychol Trauma 8:206-13
Nelson, Sarah E; Van Ryzin, Mark J; Dishion, Thomas J (2015) Alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco use trajectories from age 12 to 24 years: demographic correlates and young adult substance use problems. Dev Psychopathol 27:253-77
Van Ryzin, Mark J; Dishion, Thomas J (2014) Adolescent deviant peer clustering as an amplifying mechanism underlying the progression from early substance use to late adolescent dependence. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 55:1153-61
Caruthers, Allison S; Van Ryzin, Mark J; Dishion, Thomas J (2014) Preventing high-risk sexual behavior in early adulthood with family interventions in adolescence: outcomes and developmental processes. Prev Sci 15 Suppl 1:S59-69
Véronneau, Marie-Hélène; Racer, Kristina Hiatt; Fosco, Gregory M et al. (2014) The Contribution of Adolescent Effortful Control to Early Adult Educational Attainment. J Educ Psychol 106:730-743
Piehler, Timothy F; Dishion, Thomas J (2014) Dyadic coregulation and deviant talk in adolescent friendships: interaction patterns associated with problematic substance use in early adulthood. Dev Psychol 50:1160-9

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