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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
Cole, Pamela M.; And Others – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1992
This study examined the self-reported parenting experience and practices of women who were either incest victims of their fathers as children (n=20), whose fathers were alcoholic but not sexually abusive (n=25), or who had no known risk in childhood (n=39). Incest survivors reported less confidence and sense of control as parents. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Child Abuse, Emotional Adjustment, Family Problems
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Mutzell, Sture – Early Child Development and Care, 1995
Examined whether children of alcoholic mothers were more psychologically damaged than children of nonalcoholic mothers. The subject families' potential for creating a good upbringing environment and subjects' childhoods were studied. Found that children of alcoholic mothers develop social maladjustment problems and addictions, and have a high rate…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Behavior Problems, Comparative Analysis, Family Characteristics
Zephier, Richard L.; Hedin, Charles – 1981
The paper reveals: alcoholism is the leading cause of death among Native people; Native Americans have a higher alcoholism rate than any other minority group in the country; 20 to 80% of a tribal population had drinking problems; these numbers involve men, women, children, and the unborn; and the trend is toward more alcoholism. The impact on…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, American Indians, Children