Hybrid Type 1 Trial of a Parent-Based Intervention Addressing Social Media and Adolescent Alcohol Use

A Hybrid Type 1 Effectiveness Implementation Trial of a Parent-Based Intervention to Address Social Media Influences on Adolescent Alcohol Outcomes

The central goal of this application is to conduct a Hybrid Type 1 effectiveness-implementation randomized controlled trial to test the comparative effectiveness of an alcohol and social media parent-based intervention (PBI), compared to both a combined approach whereby parents receive the alcohol and social media PBI and adolescents receive an alcohol and social media personalized feedback intervention (PFI) and to an efficacious alcohol PBI handbook. Additionally, we will determine key implementation determinants that are crucial to optimizing effectiveness when delivered in community settings. The proposed study will address each of these goals in turn by enrolling parent and adolescent (age 12-17) dyads and collaborating with key community members.

Parents/legal guardian inclusion criteria:

• Have a child between the ages of 12-17 who lives with them
• Believe that their child is active on at least one social media platform
• Live in Texas
• Provide a valid email and phone number
• Own a cell phone with text messaging capabilities and be okay with receiving messages
• Provide valid contact information for their adolescent
• Willing to participate in respective phase.

Adolescent inclusion criteria:

• Have an eligible parent with whom they live
• Age 12-17
• Live in Texas
• Active at least weekly on at least one social media platform
• Provide a valid phone number and email address
• Own a cell phone with text messaging capabilities and be okay with receiving text messages,
• Willing to participate in respective phase