TY - JOUR
T1 - Short-Term Effects on Family Communication and Adolescent Conduct Problems
T2 - Familias Unidas in Ecuador
AU - Molleda, Lourdes
AU - Estrada, Yannine
AU - Lee, Tae Kyoung
AU - Poma, Sofia
AU - Terán, Ana M Quevedo
AU - Tamayo, Cecilia Condo
AU - Bahamon, Monica
AU - Tapia, Maria I.
AU - Velázquez, Maria R.
AU - Pantin, Hilda
AU - Prado, Guillermo J
PY - 2016/12/16
Y1 - 2016/12/16
N2 - Familias Unidas, a Hispanic/Latino-specific, parent-centered intervention, found to be efficacious in improving family functioning and reducing externalizing behaviors among youth in the USA, was recently adapted and tested for use in Ecuador. This study examined the short-term efficacy of Familias Unidas in Ecuador on parent-adolescent communication, parental monitoring of peers, and youth conduct problems. Two hundred thirty-nine youths (ages 12–14 years) and their primary care givers were randomized to either Familias Unidas or Community Practice and assessed pre- and post-intervention. There was a significant difference between Familias Unidas and Community Practice in conduct problems at 3 months (standardized β = −.101, p = .001, effect size = .262). A significant indirect intervention effect was also detected, indicating that Familias Unidas predicted conduct problems at 3 months through parent-adolescent communication at 3 months (standardized β = −.036, p = .016, CI 95% [−.066, −.007], effect size = .265). Familias Unidas was efficacious in reducing conduct problems through improved parent-adolescent communication, relative to Community Practice. Future assessments will determine whether Familias Unidas also has an impact on substance use and sexual risk behaviors at later time points, as demonstrated in past Familias Unidas trials. The short-term effects of the intervention, family engagement, and facilitator skill in the Ecuadorian adaptation of Familias Unidas are promising. This study implies that an intervention developed for Hispanics/Latinos in the USA and culturally adapted and implemented for use by Hispanics/Latinos in a Latin American country can be efficacious in improving family functioning and reducing youth conduct problems. Trial registration: MSP-DIS-2015-0055-0, Ministry of Public Health (MSP), Ecuador
AB - Familias Unidas, a Hispanic/Latino-specific, parent-centered intervention, found to be efficacious in improving family functioning and reducing externalizing behaviors among youth in the USA, was recently adapted and tested for use in Ecuador. This study examined the short-term efficacy of Familias Unidas in Ecuador on parent-adolescent communication, parental monitoring of peers, and youth conduct problems. Two hundred thirty-nine youths (ages 12–14 years) and their primary care givers were randomized to either Familias Unidas or Community Practice and assessed pre- and post-intervention. There was a significant difference between Familias Unidas and Community Practice in conduct problems at 3 months (standardized β = −.101, p = .001, effect size = .262). A significant indirect intervention effect was also detected, indicating that Familias Unidas predicted conduct problems at 3 months through parent-adolescent communication at 3 months (standardized β = −.036, p = .016, CI 95% [−.066, −.007], effect size = .265). Familias Unidas was efficacious in reducing conduct problems through improved parent-adolescent communication, relative to Community Practice. Future assessments will determine whether Familias Unidas also has an impact on substance use and sexual risk behaviors at later time points, as demonstrated in past Familias Unidas trials. The short-term effects of the intervention, family engagement, and facilitator skill in the Ecuadorian adaptation of Familias Unidas are promising. This study implies that an intervention developed for Hispanics/Latinos in the USA and culturally adapted and implemented for use by Hispanics/Latinos in a Latin American country can be efficacious in improving family functioning and reducing youth conduct problems. Trial registration: MSP-DIS-2015-0055-0, Ministry of Public Health (MSP), Ecuador
KW - Conduct problems
KW - Cultural adaptation
KW - Family communication
KW - Family-based intervention
KW - Hispanic adolescents
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U2 - 10.1007/s11121-016-0744-2
DO - 10.1007/s11121-016-0744-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 27981448
AN - SCOPUS:85006120632
SP - 1
EP - 10
JO - Prevention Science
JF - Prevention Science
SN - 1389-4986
ER -
