Parent-Adolescent Interactions and Adolescent Development (PAIT)

Responses During Parent-child Interactions and Alcohol Use Behavior in Adolescents.

The purpose of this study is to observe parent-adolescent interactions and to examine the parenting behaviors and adolescent emotional and physiological responses that are associated with youth's substance use.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Substance Abuse

Detailed Description

The study examines parenting behaviors and adolescent emotional responses during parent-adolescent interactions and whether these predict youth's current and future substance use over a 3 year follow-up.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 245

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Connecticut
    • New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06520
      • Yale Stress Center
  • Virginia
    • Fairfax, Virginia, United States, 22030
      • George Mason University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 12 years to 14 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

12-14 year olds and their primary caregivers.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adolescent between ages 12-14 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• For adolescent, Intelligence Quotient (IQ) < 70 on standardized test, for parent, evidence of inability to read or write.
• Evidence of a psychotic disorder for parent or adolescent
• Diagnosis of autism or pervasive developmental disorder for adolescent, as determined by parent report in the screening.
• For adolescent, current need for acute treatment of a psychiatric disorder, as determined by parent report in the study screening.
• For adolescent and parent, inadequate English proficiency to comprehend task instructions

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
12-14 year olds; No intervention administered. This is a longitudinal observational study including observation of behaviors and physiological responses.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Substance Use	Measured by a combination of self-report on the Youth Risk Behavior Survey and the Teen Addiction Severity Index and urine toxicology and alcohol breathalyzer results.	Baseline
Substance Use	Measured by a combination of self-report on the Youth Risk Behavior Survey and the Teen Addiction Severity Index and urine toxicology and alcohol breathalyzer results.	6 month follow-up
Substance Use	Measured by a combination of self-report on the Youth Risk Behavior Survey and the Teen Addiction Severity Index and urine toxicology and alcohol breathalyzer results.	1 year follow-up
Substance Use	Measured by a combination of self-report on the Youth Risk Behavior Survey and the Teen Addiction Severity Index and urine toxicology and alcohol breathalyzer results.	2 year follow-up
Substance Use	Measured by a combination of self-report on the Youth Risk Behavior Survey and the Teen Addiction Severity Index and urine toxicology and alcohol breathalyzer results.	3 year follow-up

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: George Mason University
• Collaborators: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Tara Chaplin, Ph.D., Yale University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Chaplin TM, Sinha R, Simmons JA, Healy SM, Mayes LC, Hommer RE, Crowley MJ. Parent-adolescent conflict interactions and adolescent alcohol use. Addict Behav. 2012 May;37(5):605-12. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2012.01.004. Epub 2012 Jan 13.
• Turpyn CC, Chaplin TM, Cook EC, Martelli AM. A person-centered approach to adolescent emotion regulation: Associations with psychopathology and parenting. J Exp Child Psychol. 2015 Aug;136:1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2015.02.009. Epub 2015 Apr 4. Erratum In: J Exp Child Psychol. 2016 Jan;141:294.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 8, 2013
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 1, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): December 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 3, 2012
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 5, 2012
• First Posted (Estimate): April 6, 2012

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 7, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 6, 2019
• Last Verified: August 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Chemically-Induced Disorders; Substance-Related Disorders
• Other Study ID Numbers: 0909005677; R01DA033431 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO
• IPD Plan Description: We will make data from the proposed laboratory study available to other researchers, after de-identifying study data and after publishing the main manuscripts on the study.