The Adults in the Making program: Long-term protective stabilizing effects on alcohol use and substance use problems for rural African American emerging adults

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-28

  Brody, Gene H ^a,b   Yu, Tianyi ^a   Chen, Yi Fu ^a   Kogan, Steven M ^a   Smith, Karen ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Alps Road Elementary School ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

African American; emerging adulthood; intervention; prevention; substance use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEER PRESSURE; RACISM; RURAL AREA; SKILL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADDICTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; FAMILY CONFLICT; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREJUDICE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; RURAL POPULATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84861933670     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: 19392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026592     Document Type: Article

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