Parent-Adolescent Interactions and Adolescent Development
Completed
- Conditions
- Substance Abuse
- Registration Number
- NCT01572441
- Lead Sponsor
- George Mason University
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to observe parent-adolescent interactions and to examine the parenting behaviors and adolescent emotional and physiological responses that are associated with youth's substance use.
- Detailed Description
The study examines parenting behaviors and adolescent emotional responses during parent-adolescent interactions and whether these predict youth's current and future substance use over a 3 year follow-up.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 245
Inclusion Criteria
- Adolescent between ages 12-14 years
Exclusion Criteria
- For adolescent, Intelligence Quotient (IQ) < 70 on standardized test, for parent, evidence of inability to read or write.
- Evidence of a psychotic disorder for parent or adolescent
- Diagnosis of autism or pervasive developmental disorder for adolescent, as determined by parent report in the screening.
- For adolescent, current need for acute treatment of a psychiatric disorder, as determined by parent report in the study screening.
- For adolescent and parent, inadequate English proficiency to comprehend task instructions
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Substance Use 3 year follow-up Measured by a combination of self-report on the Youth Risk Behavior Survey and the Teen Addiction Severity Index and urine toxicology and alcohol breathalyzer results.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
George Mason University
🇺🇸Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Yale Stress Center
🇺🇸New Haven, Connecticut, United States