55 parents of adolescent children were asked to rate the effectiveness of their communication with their adolescents before and after a 10-wk. parent educational program encouraging authoritative parent-adolescent interactions. Parents reported improved effectiveness of communication from the pre- to postprogram assessment times. Retention was compared across groups receiving high and low support in attendance of meetings, but retention did not differ across the two groups.
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