BACKGROUND The main goals of this study were to determine the rate of retention/dropout in a prevention programme for parents of adolescents with risk behaviours, to compare completers and dropouts in several characteristics, and to establish the main variables related to treatment completion and dropout. METHOD The sample was composed of 367 parents (165 men and 202 women). Information was collected on sociodemographic characteristics, adolescents' attendance at the programme, psychopathological symptoms, emotional states, educational styles, and maladjustment to everyday life. RESULTS The retention rate was 79.29% (n = 291), with no sex differences between completers and dropouts. Completers were older, maintained the composition of the nuclear family of origin and had their children simultaneously receiving treatment in the prevention programme for adolescents at the same centre. Four groups were found in the cluster analysis. The highest dropout rates were observed among parents whose children did not participate in the programme (29.5% n = 18) and among families that had undergone changes in the composition of the nuclear family of origin (28.9% n = 26). CONCLUSIONS This study highlights the importance of family composition and the involvement of both parents and adolescents in the effectiveness of the indicated prevention programmes.

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针对高风险行为青少年父母的预防计划中的完成者和辍学者。

背景技术这项研究的主要目标是确定具有风险行为的青少年父母预防计划中的保留/辍学率，比较完成者和辍学者的几个特征，并建立与治疗完成和辍学有关的主要变量。方法样本由367名父母（165名男性和202名女性）组成。收集了有关以下方面的信息：社会人口统计学特征，青少年参加该计划，心理病理症状，情绪状态，教育方式以及对日常生活的适应不良。结果保留率是79.29％（n = 291），完成者和辍学者之间没有性别差异。完成者年龄较大，保持原籍核心家庭的组成，并让他们的孩子在同一中心的青少年预防计划中同时接受治疗。在聚类分析中发现了四个组。在未参加该计划的孩子的父母中，辍学率最高（29.5％n = 18），在经历了核心原籍家庭构成变化的家庭中（28.9％n = 26）。结论本研究强调了家庭组成的重要性以及父母和青少年双方在指定预防计划的有效性中的参与。5％的n = 18）以及原属核心家庭组成发生变化的家庭（28.9％的n = 26）。结论本研究强调了家庭组成的重要性以及父母和青少年双方在指定预防计划的有效性中的参与。5％的n = 18）以及原籍核心家庭组成发生变化的家庭（28.9％的n = 26）。结论本研究强调了家庭组成的重要性以及父母和青少年双方在指定预防计划的有效性中的参与。