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Billing, Lars; And Others – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1988
Psychosocial factors as possible predictive indicators for adjustment of four-year-old children whose mothers had used amphetamine during pregnancy were studied. Length of maternal alcohol and drug abuse was correlated negatively with the child's adjustment as were numbers of paternal criminal convictions and number of maternal stress factors.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Alcoholism, Criminals, Drug Abuse
Peer reviewedMutzell, Sture – Early Child Development and Care, 1995
A 15-year study examined the lives of male alcoholic inpatients and their children. Found differences in social adjustment and health status between the children of alcoholics and the control children. These children also required greater social assistance, particularly those in homes where alcohol and drug use combined. Boys were more vulnerable…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Antisocial Behavior, Child Health, Childhood Needs
Direct linkFoley, Debra L.; Pickles, Andrew; Rutter, Michael; Gardner, Charles O.; Maes, Hermine H.; Silberg, Judy L.; Eaves, Lindon J. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Background: It is not known if the prevalence of parental psychiatric disorders is higher in stepfather than intact families, or if parental alcoholism is differentially associated with risk for conduct disorder (CD) symptoms in stepfather families versus intact families. Method: The sample comprised 839 girls and 741 boys from 792 intact families…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Personality Problems, Family (Sociological Unit), Incidence
