چکیده (انگلیسی):

Adolescence is a developmental period that implies a series of rapid changes that might complicate therole of parents. This study evaluates changes in parental monitoring and the strategies to solve familyconflicts reported by parents who participated in the “Living Adolescence in Family” program in localsocial services and school centers. In addition, the study analyses the moderating role of family andfacilitator variables that may affect the final results. The participants were 697 parents attending thesocial services (438 in the intervention group and 259 in the control group) and 1283 parents from schoolcenters (880 in the intervention group and 403 in the control group). The results showed that families fromlocal social services decreased the amount of control and improved monitoring in education and leisurespheres as well as self-disclosure whereas the families coming from school centers improved supervisionin leisure and in self-disclosure. In addition, both groups of families improved their strategies for solvingfamily conflicts, increasing the use of integrative strategies and decreasing the use of dominant strategies.There were differences across contexts: the results of the program in the social services context differedaccording to the participant and professional profiles whereas program results were more homogeneousin the school context. In sum, the program appears to be an efficient work tool, both for the professionalswho work with at-risk families with adolescents and for the teachers who make use of the program forfamilies with children at risk of early school dropout.