Social Validity of the Strengthening Families Program in Northeastern Brazil: the Voices of Parents, Adolescents, and Facilitators

In 2013, Brazil’s Ministry of Health adopted the Strengthening Families Program (SFP 10–14), developed internationally for preventing drug abuse by enhancing family bonds. The social validity of the objectives, procedures, and perceived impacts of the program were investigated for participants and f...

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Published inPrevention science Vol. 22; no. 5; pp. 658 - 669
Main Authors Murta, Sheila Giardini, de Almeida Nobre-Sandoval, Larissa, Rocha, Viviane Paula Santos, Miranda, Ana Aparecida Vilela, Duailibe, Karina Damous, Farias, Danielle Aranha, de Menezes, Jordana Calil Lopes, Abdala, Ingrid Gomes, do Socorro Mendes Gomes, Maria, do Amaral Vinha, Luis Gustavo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 01.07.2021
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Adolescent
Adolescents
Authoritative parenting
Brazil
Child and School Psychology
Content analysis
Drug abuse
Families & family life
Family cohesion
Guardians
Health Psychology
Humans
Life skills
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Parenting
Parenting style
Parents
Parents & parenting
Public Health
Substance abuse
Substance-Related Disorders
Teenagers
Brazil
Adolescent health
Program evaluation
Family health
Substance-related disorders
Health promotion
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Summary:In 2013, Brazil’s Ministry of Health adopted the Strengthening Families Program (SFP 10–14), developed internationally for preventing drug abuse by enhancing family bonds. The social validity of the objectives, procedures, and perceived impacts of the program were investigated for participants and facilitators in northeastern Brazil. Focus groups with parents/guardians ( N  = 199), adolescents ( N  = 111), and facilitators ( N  = 100) were implemented. Content analysis revealed that the program’s objectives were considered socially relevant and that there was a positive short-term perceived impact on family cohesion, authoritative parenting style, adolescent life skills, and the facilitators’ professional capacity. The parents/guardians and adolescents presented a positive perception of the appropriateness of the program’s methodology, while facilitators indicated the need to adapt it to vulnerable families and improve its implementation conditions. Future studies may benefit from these findings when developing similarly viable and scalable interventions in low-resource settings. Brazilian Trial Register RBR-7q9xh5. Registered 5 August 2017, http://www.ensaiosclinicos.gov.br/rg/RBR-7q9xh5/
ISSN:1389-4986
1573-6695
DOI:10.1007/s11121-020-01173-9