How parents' drinking and stress relate to children's behavior problems
Impacts of Parental Alcohol Use and Stress on Youth Externalizing Psychopathology
This project looks at whether parental alcohol use and parent stress are linked to behavior problems in young children.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Brown University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Providence, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11179311 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If you are a parent of a young child with behavior problems, this research will follow families over time to see how parent drinking and daily stress relate to children's aggressive or oppositional behaviors. The team will use multiple methods, including frequent check-ins and wearable alcohol biosensors for parents, to gather real-world data. The work focuses on children early in life and aims to broaden understanding of how family factors affect child externalizing disorders. Participation could include repeated surveys, brief assessments, and use of noninvasive sensors as described by the study team.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are parents and their young children (early childhood) where the child shows externalizing behavior problems and the parent has varying levels of alcohol use or stress.
Not a fit: Families without children who have externalizing behavior problems or parents with no history of alcohol use or relevant stressors are unlikely to benefit directly from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the findings could help target supports and prevention efforts for families to reduce child behavior problems linked to parental drinking and stress.
How similar studies have performed: Previous research links parental drinking and stress to child behavior problems, but using intensive longitudinal methods and alcohol biosensors in families with severe child behavior issues is a more novel approach.
Where this research is happening
Providence, United States
- Brown University — Providence, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Micalizzi, Lauren Gioia — Brown University
- Study coordinator: Micalizzi, Lauren Gioia
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.