The current study aims to test the efficacy of a family communication-based, novel, adaptable, and resource-efficient substance misuse preventive intervention for parents/guardians of pre/early adolescents (grades 5-7). The short-term goal of this study is to increase the quality time that parents spend with their children through eating meals together, and in so doing, talking about the harms associated with substance use (intermediate endpoint), which will in turn, lead to the long-term goal of preventing the initiation and misuse of substances among their children as they enter adolescence.
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Frequency of Parent-child Conversations on Substances
Timeframe: 3 months (short-term) and 18 months (long-term)
Targeted Parent-child Communication on Substance Use
Timeframe: 3 months (short-term) and 18 months (long-term)
Parent-child Audio-recorded Conversations About Substance Use
Timeframe: 12 months
Quality of Video-recorded Family Mealtime Interactions
Timeframe: 12 months
Child Substance Use Expectancies (Alcohol)
Timeframe: 18 months
Child Substance Use Expectancies (Cigarettes)
Timeframe: 18 months
Child Substance Use Expectancies (Marijuana)
Timeframe: 18 months
Child Affiliation With Substance-using Peers
Timeframe: 18 months
Child Willingness to Use Substances
Timeframe: 18 months
Child Intentions to Use Substances
Timeframe: 18 months