Sampling issues in research on adult children of alcoholics : Adolescence and beyond

A critical examination of 98 studies on adult children of alcoholics, published from 1986 to 1995, was prompted by suggestions that sampling issues confound research findings. Over half of the studies that were reviewed involved college students. It is important to understand the methodology used in...

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Published in:Adolescence 2000-03, Vol.35 (137), p.113-119
Main Authors: VAIL, M. O, PROTINSKY, H, PROUTY, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
Adult Children
Adult children of alcoholics
Adults
Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol Education
Alcoholics
Alcoholism
Alcoholism - psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Child of Impaired Parents - psychology
Children of alcoholics
College Students
Family environment. Family history
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Methods
Personality Development
Psychological aspects
Psychological research
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Research Methodology
Sampling
Sampling Studies
Selection Bias
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Young Adults
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Summary:A critical examination of 98 studies on adult children of alcoholics, published from 1986 to 1995, was prompted by suggestions that sampling issues confound research findings. Over half of the studies that were reviewed involved college students. It is important to understand the methodology used in creating a knowledge base that relies heavily on late adolescent and young adult offspring of alcoholics. Thus, two main questions were asked when reviewing these studies: What methods were employed to classify offspring as being children of alcoholics? To what extent does our knowledge about adult children of alcoholics depend on college student samples and clinical samples?
ISSN:0001-8449