THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY CONTEXT IN ALCOHOLISM

In the present study, 56 chronic alcoholics were compared with 56 controls with no excessive drinking habits, all of them male. The drinking habits of their parents were studied, as were parental rearing, dyadic relations with the spouses, attachment to significant people, and the education they gav...

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Published in:Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford) 1998-01, Vol.33 (1), p.37-41
Main Authors: VAZ-SERRA, ADRIANO, CANAVARRO, MARIA CRISTINA, RAMALHEIRA, CARLOS
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Adult Children
Alcohol Drinking - psychology
Alcoholism
Alcoholism - psychology
Alcoholism - therapy
Attitude
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child Rearing
Childrearing Practices
Drinking Behavior
Familial factors
Family Relations
Female
Humans
Male
Males
Marital Relations
Medical sciences
Parent Child Relations
Parents
Portugal
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social Adjustment
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:In the present study, 56 chronic alcoholics were compared with 56 controls with no excessive drinking habits, all of them male. The drinking habits of their parents were studied, as were parental rearing, dyadic relations with the spouses, attachment to significant people, and the education they gave to their own children. It was noted that the alcoholics' parents had heavier drinking habits and could have acted as learning models. As regards the other characteristics, the dyadic cohesion, the global score of the education received from the father and the personal style of criticism/rejection in the education of their own children were underlined.
ISSN:0735-0414
1464-3502
DOI:10.1093/oxfordjournals.alcalc.a008345