The impact of parental substance use disorder and other family-related problems on school related outcomes

Frederiksen, Kirsten Søndergaard; Hesse, Morten; Brummer, Julie; Pedersen, Mads Uffe

doi:10.1016/j.dadr.2022.100041

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“…Register-based PPSU was defined based on whether a parent had a substance-related contact in a hospital, criminal justice, prescription, alcohol and drug treatment, or cause of death register (from 1989or the year the register was established if it was after 1989until 2015; see Table 1 in Supplementary material). For further information, see Frederiksen et al (2021) and Frederiksen et al (2022). Out of the study population of 9,770 young people, 1,884 (19.3%) were identified as having PPSU, either by survey or register data.…”

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“…PPSU and other family problems often co-occur. Families with PPSU have a higher risk of parental separation and parental mental health problems, as well as more frequent economic problems, compared to families without PPSU (Frederiksen et al, 2022;Holst et al, 2020;Jääskeläinen et al, 2016;Kuppens et al, 2020;Waldron et al, 2013). Family environments and parenting styles vary, but research has shown that tension, conflicts and harsh parenting are more frequent when PPSU is also present (Templeton et al, 2009;Velleman & Templeton, 2007.…”

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Problematic parental substance use, childhood family structures and adverse outcomes in young adulthood

Frederiksen,

Hesse,

Pedersen

2023

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

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Aim: The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between childhood family structures, including the presence or absence of problematic parental substance use (PPSU), and adverse outcomes during adolescence/young adulthood. Methods: The study population included 9,770 young people (aged 15–25 years) from samples drawn for two national surveys in Denmark during 2014–2015. By combining surveys with national register data, five types of childhood family structures were constructed based on whether the child experienced PPSU and/or family separation and the number of years the child lived with a parent with substance use problems. Using binary logistic regression models, the relationships between family structure and adverse outcomes in young adulthood (i.e., hospital admissions, mental disorders and criminality) were investigated. Results: Young people who experienced PPSU and did not live with both parents had higher odds of the different long-term adverse outcomes compared with young people who did not experience PPSU, and similar odds of the outcomes compared to youth who had not experienced PPSU and did not live with both parents. The highest odds of adverse outcomes were found among young people who experienced PPSU and lived with the parent with substance use problems for less than five years. Conclusions: Living with both parents protected against adverse outcomes in young adulthood, and if PPSU was present, the odds of adverse outcomes increased. The hypothesis that there would be a positive association between years living with a parent with substance use problems and adverse outcomes in young adulthood was not supported. Awareness should be raised in health service, educational and legal institutions about the risk for young people from families with PPSU who do not live with both parents.

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Problematic parental substance use, childhood family structures and adverse outcomes in young adulthood

Frederiksen,

Hesse,

Pedersen

2023

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

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“…In Sweden, Mörk et al (2020) estimated that maternal job loss had some negative effects on child educational outcomes. In Denmark, Frederiksen et al (2022) estimated that female youth, from families with unemployment had higher odds of not being enrolled in further education.…”

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Parental unemployment and adolescents' academic performance

Drydakis

2023

IJM

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PurposeDuring the Great Recession, the increase in Greece's unemployment rate was the highest in the European Union (EU). However, there exists no multi-variate study which has assessed the association between parental unemployment and adolescents' grades. The present study aimed to examine whether parental unemployment is associated with deterioration in adolescents' grades during periods of economic decline.Design/methodology/approachThe study utilised panel data from the same upper high schools in the periods 2011–2013 and 2017–2019 to assess whether the grades of adolescents were associated with parental unemployment. A variety of empirical specifications and robustness tests were employed to offer better informed evaluations.FindingsThe exogeneity of parental unemployment with respect to adolescents' grade was confirmed. The analysis revealed that parental unemployment was associated with a decline in adolescents' grades. Periods of economic decline, i.e. in 2011–2013, were found to be associated with deterioration in adolescents' grades. Moreover, during periods of economic decline, parental unemployment was associated with deterioration in adolescents' grades. Furthermore, parental unemployment was associated with lower adolescents' grades for those households that were not homeowners and whose schools were located in working-class areas. The outcomes were found to be robust, even after including information for government expenditure on education and social protection.Originality/valueThis is the first Greek study, and amongst the first international studies, to evaluate whether parental unemployment can lead to a deterioration in adolescents' grades during an economic decline. The potential long-lasting effects of parental unemployment on children's human capital should be considered by policymakers, as should educational interventions to support households experiencing adverse economic conditions.

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“…While previous international studies indicate that compared to other children, children of parents with alcohol problems perform worse in school, have poorer school attendance, display worse academic achievements, or have a higher risk of dropout in elementary school [17–28], there is only a limited understanding of how these associations are in high school or higher education. Moreover, research has primarily been based on a clinical definition of parents' alcohol problems, such as alcohol‐use disorders or alcohol‐related diseases.…”

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Perceived parental alcohol problems and later dropout and grade point average in high school: A register‐based follow‐up study

Pisinger

Møller

Andersen

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Drug and Alcohol Review

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Introduction:The aim of the study was to test the hypothesis that young people with perceived parental alcohol problems have higher dropout rates in high school and lower grade point average (GPA) at graduation compared to young people without perceived parental alcohol problems. Methods: Data come from Danish National Youth Study 2014 (n = 62,171), merged with register-data on later dropout of high school and GPA. Multilevel Poisson regression models of incidence rates of dropout and multilevel linear models of GPA were used to assess the association with perceived parental alcohol problems. Results: A total of 6.6% of the students perceived their parent(s) to have alcohol problems. Young people with perceived parental alcohol problems had higher dropout rate (girls incidence rate ratio 1.83; 95% confidence interval [1.62-2.06]); boys (incidence rate ratio 1.38; 95% confidence interval [1.17-1.64]) and lower grades (GPA: À0.24; 95% confidence interval [À0.32; À0.17]) compared to those without. There was no statistically significant difference between mother's and fathers' alcohol problems in the associations with dropout and GPA. Discussion and Conclusions: Perceived parental alcohol problems were associated with higher incidence rate ratio of dropout and lower grades within all categories of the socioeconomic factors. Our results show that young people with perceived parental alcohol problems have higher high school dropout rates and lower grades compared to those without perceived parental alcohol problems across gender and socioeconomic position. The results call for evidence-based interventions to support young people with parental alcohol problems in the educational system.

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The impact of parental substance use disorder and other family-related problems on school related outcomes

Cited by 6 publications

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Problematic parental substance use, childhood family structures and adverse outcomes in young adulthood

Problematic parental substance use, childhood family structures and adverse outcomes in young adulthood

Parental unemployment and adolescents' academic performance

Perceived parental alcohol problems and later dropout and grade point average in high school: A register‐based follow‐up study

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