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Peer reviewedSeefeldt, Richard W.; Lyon, Mark A. – Journal of Counseling and Development, 1992
Conducted study to validate characteristics of Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOAs) as presented by Woititz (1983). Findings from college students self-reported to be ACOAs, non-ACOAs, or individuals who had participated in ACOA treatment group were compared on 12 of Woititz's 13 characteristics using objective personality measures. No significant…
Descriptors: Adult Children, Alcoholism, Family Characteristics, Higher Education
Download full textLyon, Mark A.; Seefeldt, Richard W. – 1995
This study examined and sought to clarify several major issues related to Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) and the notion that they are at increased risk for developing problems with alcohol. The study involved a questionnaire survey of randomly selected university counseling centers in regard to a variety of ACA issues. A total of 102…
Descriptors: Adult Children, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Alcoholism
Seefeldt, Richard W.; Lyon, Mark A. – 1992
Current conceptions of Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOAs) are unable to account for recent research which suggests many of the characteristics used to describe ACOAs are not valid. These conceptions also fail to explain the documented heterogeneity among ACOAs with regard to life and therapeutic outcomes. In this paper, an alternative model of…
Descriptors: Adult Children, Alcoholism, Behavior Patterns, Coping
Seefeldt, Richard W.; Lyon, Mark A. – 1990
This study attempted to validate the characteristics of adult children of alcoholics (ACOAs) as presented by Woititz (1983). Male (N=52) and female (N=94) college students completed the Personality Research Form, a 352-item measure of personality variables; the Responsibility and Social Adroitness Scales of the Jackson Personality Inventory; the…
Descriptors: Adult Children, Alcoholic Beverages, Alcoholism, College Students
