Abstract
Few studies have examined whether parenting prevention programs might mitigate risk for suicidality in parents, yet parent suicidality is a strong risk factor for offspring suicidality. We report results from a randomized controlled trial of a parenting program for deployed National Guard and Reserve families with a school-aged child. Intent-to-treat analyses showed that random assignment to the parenting program (ADAPT) was associated with improved parenting locus of control (LOC). Improved parenting LOC was concurrently associated with strengthened emotion regulation which predicted reductions in psychological distress and suicidal ideation at 12 months postbaseline. Results are discussed in the context of ongoing efforts to reduce suicide rates in military populations.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | S23-S31 |
| Journal | Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior |
| Volume | 46 |
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| State | Published - Apr 1 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We gratefully acknowledge the military families who shared their experiences and gave of their time for the ADAPT study. This research was supported by Grant R01 DA030114 from NIDA's Prevention Branch to Abigail H. Gewirtz and in part by Grant P50 DA035763 from NIDA.