SynthesisPediatrics2016
Effective Parenting Interventions to Reduce Youth Substance Use: A Systematic Review.
Synthesis in Pediatrics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
58 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Definitions of community-level approaches to address substance-related harms and lessons learned: A systematic overview of reviews.American journal of community psychology · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review of reviews on comprehensive community initiatives to prevent or reduce alcohol and other drug harms.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Pooled it
- Associations of parenting styles with substance use in the offspring-A systematic review and meta-analysis.Drug and alcohol review · 2025Pooled it
- The Use of Noncommercial Parent-Focused mHealth Interventions for Behavioral Problems in Youth: Systematic Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Pooled it
- The Dosage, Context, and Modality of Interventions to Prevent Cyberbullying Perpetration and Victimization: a Systematic Review.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2022Pooled it
- Individual-, family-, and school-level interventions targeting multiple risk behaviours in young people.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled 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
- Effect of Primary Care Parent-Targeted Interventions on Parent-Adolescent Communication About Sexual Behavior and Alcohol Use: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2019Trial
- Pathways for African American Success: Results of Three-Arm Randomized Trial to Test the Effects of Technology-Based Delivery for Rural African American Families.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2019Trial
- The Closing Digital Divide: Delivery Modality and Family Attendance in the Pathways for African American Success (PAAS) Program.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2018Trial
- Reconciling research and community priorities in participatory trials: application to Padres Informados/Jovenes Preparados.Family practice · 2017Trial
- Parent-Centered Prevention of Risky Behaviors Among Hispanic Youths in Florida.American journal of public health · 2017Trial
- Parent Satisfaction with Family-Based Addiction Prevention and Psychosocial Health Promotion Services: A Cross-Sectional Survey at a Community Prevention Center in Greece.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Family-centered interventions for people with substance use disorders in low-and middle-income country settings: a scoping review.The International journal on drug policy · 2026Article
- Productivity Losses From Substance Use Disorder in the U.S. in 2023.American journal of preventive medicine · 2026Article
- Effect of Parental Behaviors on Adolescents' Binge Drinking and Externalizing and Internalizing Problems Via Adolescents' Future Orientation.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2025Article
- Implementation Fidelity of a Virtual Adaptation of the Guiding Good Choices Program.Journal of community psychology · 2025Article
- The nexus between gender, parental supervision, and opioid misuse among justice-involved adolescents.Journal of community psychology · 2024Article
- Trends in Marijuana Use among Adolescents in the United States.Pediatric reports · 2024Article
- Substance Addiction in Adolescents: Influence of Parenting and Personality Traits.Brain sciences · 2024Article
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Abstract
contextParenting interventions may prevent adolescent substance use; however, questions remain regarding the effectiveness of interventions across substances and delivery qualities contributing to successful intervention outcomes.
objectiveTo describe the effectiveness of parent-focused interventions in reducing or preventing adolescent tobacco, alcohol, and illicit substance use and to identify optimal intervention targeted participants, dosage, settings, and delivery methods. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, PsycINFO, ERIC, and CINAHL. STUDY SELECTION: Randomized controlled trials reporting adolescent substance use outcomes, focusing on imparting parenting knowledge, skills, practices, or behaviors. DATA EXTRACTION: Trained researchers extracted data from each article using a standardized, prepiloted form. Because of study heterogeneity, a qualitative technique known as harvest plots was used to summarize findings.
resultsA total of 42 studies represented by 66 articles met inclusion criteria. Results indicate that parenting interventions are effective at preventing and decreasing adolescent tobacco, alcohol, and illicit substance use over the short and long term. The majority of effective interventions required ≤12 contact hours and were implemented through in-person sessions including parents and youth. Evidence for computer-based delivery was strong only for alcohol use prevention. Few interventions were delivered outside of school or home settings. LIMITATIONS: Overall risk of bias is high.
conclusionsThis review suggests that relatively low-intensity group parenting interventions are effective at reducing or preventing adolescent substance use and that protection may persist for multiple years. There is a need for additional evidence in clinical and other community settings using an expanded set of delivery methods.
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