Family Process as a Mediator of the Negative Effects of Parental Alcoholism on Young Adult Dating Relationships

Larson, Jeffry H.; Reedy, Brad M.

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“…These studies examined the family dynamics within the alcoholic families. A research on young adults from alcoholic families, in which the family dynamics was less negatively affected by parental alcoholism, showed that they were less likely to report lower quality in dating relationship (Larson, 2004). Another study by Braithwaite (1993) found that there was no direct effect of parental alcoholism on the life satisfaction and adjustment of children of alcoholics, whereas parental alcohol dependency had additive effect on level of life satisfaction.…”

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Setting the Children’s Teeth on Edge? The Influence of Parental Alcoholism on Children’s Wellbeing

Francis

Devassy

2015

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The research on the impact of alcoholism on the family indicates that alcoholism often poses threat to the wellbeing of the family, the most affected ones being the other spouse and the children. Alcoholism often poses serious risk to the emotional, cognitive, behavioural, physical and social wellbeing of the abuser, the partner and the children. Most of the researches have explored the impact of parental alcoholism on the negative outcome on psychosocial development of partners and children, very few documented studies have been carried out on the positive aspects of life such as wellbeing and futuristic hope in the children of alcoholic parents (COA). This study attempts to explore the relationship and the difference between QOL and Hope in COA and children of non-alcoholics (CONA). The study was conducted on a sample of 60 children each between the age of 12 to 15 from alcoholics and non-alcoholic parents drawn from a district of Kerala using purposive sampling technique. The measures used were QOL-BREF by WHO (1996) and Children Hope Scale (CHS) by Snyder et al. (1996). The data was first analyzed using the descriptive statistics, the normality of the data was checked using Shapiro Wilk test, Mann-Whitney U test was used to find the difference between the COA and CONA on QOL and Hope. The relationship between the variables was assed using Spearman rank correlation. The results of the study indicate that there is significant difference in QOL among the children of alcoholics and non-alcoholics. The COA demonstrated comparatively less Hope than the CONA, however there was no significant difference among them. The QOL and Hope were correlated only among the CONA. The study has implication for positive intervention for the COA, parental and school based interventions such as preventive, remedial and holistic counselling or therapy.

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Setting the Children’s Teeth on Edge? The Influence of Parental Alcoholism on Children’s Wellbeing

Francis

Devassy

2015

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“…Most studies concerning trust in adolescents have focused on the link between trust and family. For example, living in an intact family (Acock & Kiecolt, 1989) and reports of healthy family functioning (Hestenes, 1997;Larson & Reedy, 2004) were associated with an increased likelihood of trust. These results were corroborated by Coll, Powell, Thobro, and Haas (2010), who studied a predominantly White sample and found a link between family cohesion, engagement, flexibility, and trust.…”

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Sources of socialization for interpersonal trust: an exploration of low-income Black adolescents’ experiences

McElroy‐Heltzel

Jordan

Futris

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Journal of Youth Studies

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Much of the literature on interpersonal trust is quantitative in nature, using scales developed primarily with White middle-class and upper-class adults. To understand how another racial group of a different socioeconomic background and age views interpersonal trust, we considered the experiences of 22 lowincome Black adolescents. The adolescents participated in a relationship education program and were interviewed about their interpersonal trust experiences. Results of a qualitative data analysis revealed that most adolescents defined interpersonal trust based on honesty and fidelity, with a particular emphasis on monogamy in romantic relationships. Adolescents identified direct messages from family members and personal relationship experiences as sources of socialization for interpersonal trust. Although some adolescents reported that the relationship education program enhanced their understanding of and willingness to trust, others maintained that trust can only be learned through personal experiences. Though the adolescents generally trusted family members, they experienced challenges trusting friends and romantic partners. Despite this, adolescents considered interpersonal trust a vital and a necessary part of romantic relationships. We discuss implications of the findings for relationship stability and satisfaction.

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“…Researchers have found that a history of parental divorce (Larson & Reedy, 2004) and a lack of self-perceived interpersonal competence (Fischer, Fitzpatrick, & Cleveland, 2007; we will refer to this construct as relationship efficacy) negatively impact emerging adult relationship quality. Excessive drinking (Fischer et al, 2007) and depressive symptoms (Whitton & Kuryluk, 2012) are also negatively associated with young adult romantic relationship quality.…”

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Emerging Adult Relationship Transitions as Opportune Times for Tailored Interventions

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The goal of this research was to identify predictors of college students' relationship dissolution and how a relationship education (RE) curriculum integrated into a college course (Relationship U [RU]) influenced students' breakup (BU) and relationship formation decisions. Study 1 (n ¼ 854) showed the strongest predictors of BU by the end of the semester were low relationship efficacy, dedication, satisfaction, and relationship length and greater emotional safety, distance, and extradyadic behavior. Study 2 (n ¼ 7,957) examined the perceived influence of RU on students' decisions to end and begin relationships through thematic analysis of open-ended questions asking participants to identify what (if any) aspect of the curriculum influenced their decisions. Participant responses highlighted specific RE components differentially salient to their decisions to end and begin romantic relationships. Implications for creating tailored and adaptive RE curricula with emerging adults are discussed.

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Family Process as a Mediator of the Negative Effects of Parental Alcoholism on Young Adult Dating Relationships

Cited by 4 publications

References 32 publications

Setting the Children’s Teeth on Edge? The Influence of Parental Alcoholism on Children’s Wellbeing

Setting the Children’s Teeth on Edge? The Influence of Parental Alcoholism on Children’s Wellbeing

Sources of socialization for interpersonal trust: an exploration of low-income Black adolescents’ experiences

Emerging Adult Relationship Transitions as Opportune Times for Tailored Interventions

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