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Haggerty, Kevin P.; Fleming, Charles B.; Lonczak, Heather S.; Oxford, Monica L.; Harachi, Tracy W.; Catalano, Richard F. – Journal of Primary Prevention, 2002
This paper examines predictors of attendance at parenting workshops. Variables that were considered as predictors of parent attendance include social demographic characteristics, parent characteristics, and child characteristics. Parent education and parent's perception of their child's antisocial behavior both had positive and statistically…
Descriptors: Attendance, Behavior Problems, Individual Characteristics, Parent Participation
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Kosterman, Rick; Hawkins, J. David; Haggerty, Kevin P.; Spoth, Richard; Redmond, Cleve – Journal of Drug Education, 2001
Sessions of a parent-training intervention were tested to determine their effect on parenting practices. Rural families (N=209) were assigned to an intervention or control group. Parents in the intervention group noted improvements in parenting behaviors. Effects were most pronounced among mothers. The study increased plausibility that…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Rearing, Drug Education, Mothers