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Malone, Stephen M.; McGue, Matt; Iacono, William G. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2010
Background: The maximum number of alcoholic drinks consumed in a single 24-hr period is an alcoholism-related phenotype with both face and empirical validity. It has been associated with severity of withdrawal symptoms and sensitivity to alcohol, genes implicated in alcohol metabolism, and amplitude of a measure of brain activity associated with…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Pregnancy, Adolescents, Mothers
Dehn, Julia – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2010
The consequences of substance abuse and addiction are profound and depredating. The desolation is incalculable in estimating the psychological damage and trauma inflicted on the children of addicted parents. According to studies and statistics gathered by the National Association for Children of Alcoholics, "there are more than 20 million children…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Self Efficacy, Well Being, Alcoholism
Ohannessian, Christine McCauley – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2012
This study explored the relations between parental problem drinking, adolescent-parent communication, and adolescent psychosocial adjustment. Surveys were administered to a diverse sample of 683 15-17-years-old adolescents in the spring of 2007 and again in the spring of 2008. Results indicated that paternal problem drinking directly predicted…
Descriptors: Females, Drug Use, Alcoholism, Alcohol Abuse
Herman, Keith C.; Trotter, Reid; Reinke, Wendy M.; Ialongo, Nicholas – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2011
The present study used a person-centered latent variable approach to classify types of perfectionism among 6th-grade African American children living in an urban setting. In particular, the authors were interested in determining whether an adaptive subtype could be found and validated against external criteria. The authors also attempted to…
Descriptors: African American Children, Socialization, Hyperactivity, Alcoholism
Duncan, Susan C.; Gau, Jeff M.; Duncan, Terry E.; Strycker, Lisa A. – Journal of Drug Education, 2011
This study examined alcohol use development from ages 13-20 years. The sample comprised 256 youth (50.4% female; 51.2% White, 48.8% African American) assessed annually for 6 years. A cohort-sequential latent growth model was used to model categorical alcohol use (non-use vs. use). Covariates included gender, race, income, parent marital status,…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Cohort Analysis
Dumaret, Annick-Camille; Cousin, Melanie; Titran, Maurice – Early Child Development and Care, 2010
Transgenerational effects of alcohol on mothers' and children's intellectual functioning has been examined in 22 families from very deprived environments. Their psychosocial outcomes and IQ level were evaluated in a follow-up study on average seven years after they left the support group of a day-care centre for young children; school data were…
Descriptors: Mothers, Alcoholism, Alcohol Abuse, Drinking
Tucci, Adriana M.; Kerr-Correa, Florence; Souza-Formigoni, Maria Lucia O. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2010
Objective: In this study, we compared the frequency and intensity of childhood traumas in alcohol- or other drug-dependent patients, in patients with depression, and in a control group without psychiatric diagnoses. Methods: The study had a retrospective design of a clinical sample of men and women from the groups listed above. They were evaluated…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Measures (Individuals)
Schumm, Jeremiah A.; O'Farrell, Timothy J.; Murphy, Christopher M.; Fals-Stewart, William – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
This study examined partner violence before and in the 1st and 2nd year after behavioral couples therapy (BCT) for 103 married or cohabiting women seeking alcohol dependence treatment and their male partners; it used a demographically matched nonalcoholic comparison sample. The treatment sample received M = 16.7 BCT sessions over 5-6 months.…
Descriptors: Females, Incidence, Alcoholism, Patients
Mello, Michael J.; Baird, Janette; Nirenberg, Ted D.; Smith, Jennifer C.; Woolard, Robert H.; Dinwoodie, Robert G. – Substance Abuse, 2009
Screening and brief intervention (SBI) for alcohol problems in the emergency department (ED) is effective. The objective of this study was to examine the translation of SBI into a busy community ED environment. The authors assessed key stakeholders views of SBI delivery model, then utilized feedback to adapt model. Adoption of SBI was recorded,…
Descriptors: Research Assistants, Intervention, Physicians, Nurses
Thompson, Sanna; Jun, Jina; Bender, Kimberly; Ferguson, Kristin M.; Pollio, David E. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2010
Substance use is highly prevalent among homeless, street-involved young people. Societal estrangement is often associated with substance use, particularly among this population. The current study sought to identify four domains of social estrangement (disaffiliation, human capital, identification with homeless culture, and psychological…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Substance Abuse, Homeless People, Drug Addiction
Rogers, Maria A.; Cobia, Debra – Alabama Counseling Association Journal, 2008
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is the most widely used organization for the treatment of alcoholism. AA's philosophy has changed how many people view themselves and their substance use. The majority of substance abuse programs in the United States use the 12 steps, either by making them the basis of their treatment program, or by introducing AA to…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, Philosophy, Social Support Groups
Cataldi, Libby – Independent School, 2010
The author's son Jeff is a heroin addict. He was not born this way, or maybe he was and the addiction was there, hiding, all through his childhood years. That is the thing with addiction, no one knows the cause. The author has spent a lot of time trying to ferret out the answer to why one of her two sons is an addict and the other is not. She now…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Drug Abuse, Alcohol Abuse, Private Schools
Smith, James O.; Gribble, T. D.; Tomkiewicz, Joseph – College Student Journal, 2008
This paper investigated the perceptions of undergraduate business students toward male and female managers who were alcoholics. Since most of the respondents were soon to graduate and seek employment opportunities in business organizations, their perceptions and predispositions seemed relevant. While it was found that the perceptions of alcoholic…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Business Administration Education
Blackburn, Carolyn; Whitehurst, Teresa – British Journal of Special Education, 2010
In this article Carolyn Blackburn who is currently project officer for the Training and Development Agency for Schools and Teresa Whitehurst who is a research and development officer at Sunfield School in Worcestershire discuss how educationalists are being required to support an increasing number of children with new and emerging disabilities…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Alcoholism, Physical Disabilities, Hyperactivity
Pulkkinen, Lea; Lyyra, Anna-Liisa; Kokko, Katja – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2011
The aim of this study was to investigate the role of social capital assessed in early adulthood in linking self-control in childhood with psychological and social functioning in middle age. Data collected at ages 8, 27, and 42 years were based on the Jyvaskyla Longitudinal Study of Personality and Social Development (159 females, 177 males).…
Descriptors: Psychology, Social Networks, Social Capital, Social Development