Trial reportDrug and alcohol dependence2012
The efficacy of Familias Unidas on drug and alcohol outcomes for Hispanic delinquent youth: main effects and interaction effects by parental stress and social support.
Trial report in Drug and alcohol dependence, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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68 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- ¿Está disponible en español? A Systematic Review of Preventive Parenting Interventions Delivered in a Language Other Than English in the United States.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2025Pooled it
- More behavioral recommendations produce more change: A meta-analysis of efficacy of multibehavior recommendations to reduce nonmedical substance use.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2020Pooled it
- Family-based prevention programmes for alcohol use in young people.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- For Whom Do Parenting Interventions to Prevent Adolescent Substance Use Work?Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2018Pooled it
- Effective Parenting Interventions to Reduce Youth Substance Use: A Systematic Review.Pediatrics · 2016Pooled it
- A component-centered meta-analysis of family-based prevention programs for adolescent substance use.Clinical psychology review · 2016Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Family Interventions in Preventing Adolescent Illicit Drug Use: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2015Pooled it
- A Primary Care E-Health Family Intervention for Risk Behaviors in Hispanic Youths: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2026Trial
- The Role of Intervention Fidelity, Culture, and Individual-Level Factors on Health-Related Outcomes Among Hispanic Adolescents with Unhealthy Weight: Findings from a Longitudinal Intervention Trial.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2024Trial
- Familias Unidas Prevents Youth Internalizing Symptoms: a Baseline Target Moderated Mediation (BTMM) Study.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2023Trial
- Preventing alcohol use among Hispanic adolescents through a family-based intervention: The role of parent alcohol misuse.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2023Trial
- Efficacy of a Family-Based Intervention for HIV Prevention with Hispanic Adolescents with Same Gender Sexual Behaviors.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2022Trial
- Results of a Family-Based Intervention Promoting Healthy Weight Strategies in Overweight Hispanic Adolescents and Parents: An RCT.American journal of preventive medicine · 2020Trial
- eHealth Familias Unidas: Efficacy Trial of an Evidence-Based Intervention Adapted for Use on the Internet with Hispanic Families.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2019Trial
- Predictors of Participation in an eHealth, Family-Based Preventive Intervention for Hispanic Youth.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2018Trial
- Effect of Middle School Interventions on Alcohol Misuse and Abuse in Mexican American High School Adolescents: Five-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA psychiatry · 2018Trial
- Parent-Centered Prevention of Risky Behaviors Among Hispanic Youths in Florida.American journal of public health · 2017Trial
- Reducing Internalizing Symptoms Among High-Risk, Hispanic Adolescents: Mediators of a Preventive Family Intervention.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2016Trial
- Reducing the Risk of Internalizing Symptoms among High-risk Hispanic Youth through a Family Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Family process · 2016Trial
- Changing Latino Adolescents' Substance Use Norms and Behaviors: the Effects of Synchronized Youth and Parent Drug Use Prevention Interventions.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2016Trial
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Abstract
introductionDrug and alcohol use disproportionately affect Hispanic youth. Despite these disparities, few empirically supported preventive interventions are available to ameliorate this public health concern among Hispanic youth. This study examined the effects of Familias Unidas, relative to Community Practice, in reducing past 90-day substance use, alcohol and marijuana dependence, and having sex while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Additionally, this study explored whether Familias Unidas' effects varied by environmental context, namely parental stress and social support for parents.
methodsA total of 242 delinquent Hispanic youth aged 12-17 years and their primary caregivers were randomized to either Familias Unidas or Community Practice and assessed at three time points.
resultsFamilias Unidas was efficacious in reducing past 90-day substance use, illicit drug use, and in reducing the proportion of youth with an alcohol dependence diagnosis, relative to Community Practice. Results also showed a reduction in the proportion of youth who reported having sex while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. No differences between conditions were observed in past 90-day alcohol use or marijuana dependence. Intervention effects on illicit drug use and alcohol dependence varied by environmental context. For example, Familias Unidas was most efficacious for adolescents with parents exhibiting high stress and lower levels of social support.
conclusionsFamilias Unidas was efficacious in reducing some drug and alcohol related outcomes. The findings also support the concept of targeting family-based interventions, such as Familias Unidas, for adolescents with parents exhibiting high stress and low levels of social support.
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