Abstract
The nature and extent of changes in parenting and the link between parental subsystem changes and reduction in adolescent substance abuse and problem behaviors were examined in a sample of 29 parents and their drug-abusing adolescents. Participants completed 16 sessions of multidimensional family therapy. Over two thirds of the parents showed moderate to excellent improvement in parenting. Chi-square goodness-of-fit analyses revealed a statistically significant association between improvement in parenting and reduction in adolescent drug use and behavior problems. Results of this exploratory study provide qualified support for a fundamental tenet of family therapy - that change in the parental subsystem is related to improvement in the problem behavior of adolescents.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 12-27 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Journal of Family Psychology |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1 1996 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Changes in parenting practices and adolescent drug abuse during multidimensional family therapy. / Schmidt, Susan E.; Liddle, Howard A; Dakof, Gayle A.
In: Journal of Family Psychology, Vol. 10, No. 1, 01.03.1996, p. 12-27.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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