This study investigated the relationships between levels of depression in a sample of adult children of alcoholics (ACOAs) and nonβACOAs and patterns of parental drinking behaviors, intergenerational family interactions, attachment behaviors, and selfβesteem. Drinking behaviors directly influenced f
Parental Alcoholism and Coping: A Comparison of Female Children of Alcoholics With Female Children of Nonalcoholics
β Scribed by Virginia A. Kelly; Jane E. Myers
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 48 KB
- Volume
- 74
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1556-6678
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β¦ Synopsis
The authors assessed potential differences between children of alcoholics and children of nonalcoholics in depression and choice of coping strategies. Although significant group differences were detected for level of depression, mean depression scores for both groups fell within the no depression range on the Beck Depression Inventory. No significant differences in coping strategies were detected.
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