Trial reportPrevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research2016
Reducing Internalizing Symptoms Among High-Risk, Hispanic Adolescents: Mediators of a Preventive Family Intervention.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effectiveness of Family-Involved Interventions in Reducing Co-Occurring Alcohol Use and Mental Health Problems in Young People Aged 12-17: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- 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
- Mediational Effects on Motivation to Quit Smoking After Exposure to a Cigarette Pictorial Warning Label Among Young Adults.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2022Trial
- Randomized effectiveness trial of a parent and youth combined intervention on the substance use norms of Latino middle school students.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2019Trial
- Annual Research Review: Beyond the target - understanding crossover effects in family-centered prevention.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2026Review
- The Role of Family Environments in Parent-Adolescent Discrepancies in Adolescents' Depressive Symptoms.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Article
- Bullying and anxiety/depressive symptoms in Latinx adolescents living with obesity: the mediating role of self-esteem.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2025Article
- Association of Magnesium, Iron, Copper, and Zinc Levels with the Prevalence of Behavior Problems in Children and Adolescents.Biological trace element research · 2024Article
- Adaptation of an evidence-based, preventive intervention to promote mental health in Hispanic adolescents: eHealth Familias Unidas Mental Health.Translational behavioral medicine · 2024Article
- An Equity-Focused Assessment of Evidence-Based Parenting Intervention Research.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2024Review
- Family Functioning in Hispanic Parents of Adolescents: Who Benefits Most from a Family-Based HIV and Substance Use Preventive Intervention?Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2023Article
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- Secondary Analysis to Inform the Development of Adaptive Preventive Interventions.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2022Article
- Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 Social Distancing and Social Vulnerability on Family Functioning in an International Sample of Households with and without Children.Couple & family psychology · 2021Article
- Long-term cross-over effects of the family check-up prevention program on child and adolescent depression: Integrative data analysis of three randomized trials.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2021Article
- A Longitudinal Study of the Relation between Childhood Activities and Psychosocial Adjustment in Early Adolescence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- A Feasibility Trial of an Online-Only, Family-Centered Preventive Intervention for Hispanics: e-Familias Unidas.The journal of primary prevention · 2021Article
- The Influence of the Competences of the Professionals in Charge of Family Evidence-Based Programmes on Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms in Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Three Flavorings for a Soup to Cure what Ails Mental Health Services.Administration and policy in mental health · 2020Article
- Screen-based sedentary behaviors and internalizing symptoms across time among U.S. Hispanic adolescents.Journal of adolescence · 2019Article
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Abstract
Familias Unidas is a family-focused preventive intervention that has been found to reduce drug use and sexual risk behaviors among Hispanic adolescents. In some trials, Familias Unidas has also been found to be efficacious in reducing adolescent internalizing symptoms (i.e., depressive and anxiety symptoms), even though the intervention did not specifically target internalizing symptoms. This study examines potential mediators or mechanisms by which Familias Unidas influences internalizing symptoms, specifically the role of intervention-targeted improvements in parent-adolescent communication and reductions in youth externalizing behaviors. A total of 213 Hispanic eighth grade students with a history of externalizing behavior problems and their primary caregivers were recruited from the public school system. Participants, with a mean age of 13.8 years, were randomized into the Familias Unidas intervention or community practice control condition and assessed at baseline, 6, 18, and 30 months post-baseline. A cascading mediation model was tested in which the Familias Unidas intervention was hypothesized to decrease adolescent internalizing symptoms through two mediators: improvements in parent-adolescent communication leading to decreases in externalizing behaviors. Findings show that the intervention had significant direct effects on youth internalizing symptoms at 30 months post-baseline. In addition, the cascading mediation model was supported in which the Familias Unidas intervention predicted significant improvements in parent-adolescent communication at 6 months, subsequently decreasing externalizing behaviors at 18 months, and ultimately reducing youth internalizing symptoms at 30 months post-baseline. Implications for prevention interventions are discussed.
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