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S J Wolin

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PubMed1989

Alcoholism and family factors. A critical review.

This chapter provides a critical review of empirical research in the area of alcoholism and family psychosocial factors. The review describes the early conceptualizations of the alcoholic family system as a unitary phenomenon and summarizes a series of laboratory studies using simulation games that sought to identify salient characteristics of alcoholic family interaction. The chapter traces the evolution of family psychosocial research and highlights the current interest in the field in articulating alcoholic family typologies. The discussion focuses on two major bodies of research: (1) a collection of studies that form the basis for a theory of alcoholism and family development; and (2) an ongoing series of projects that address the relationship between different patterns of alcohol consumption and family interaction. Topics addressed in the research include the possible adaptive functions of alcohol in family systems, the relationship between phasic drinking patterns and family regulatory dimensions, and the effects of family response style on long-term family functioning and intergenerational transmission of alcoholism.

Alcohol Drinking↗
PubMed1988

Cognitive, behavioral, and emotional problems among school-age children of alcoholic parents.

Sixty-four children from 37 families with an alcoholic parent were compared with 80 children from 45 families that did not have an alcoholic parent on measures of intelligence, cognitive achievement, psychological and physical disorders, impulsivity-hyperactivity, social competence, learning problems, behavior problems, and self-esteem. On nine of 17 tests, the children of alcoholic parents scored less well than did the children of nonalcoholic parents, although both were within normal ranges. Factor analysis yielded significant differences between the two samples in emotional functioning and cognitive abilities and performance; marginally significant differences were found with respect to behavior problems.

Achievement↗
PubMed1987

Couples at risk for transmission of alcoholism: protective influences.

A two-generation, sociocultural model of the transmission of alcoholism in families was operationalized and tested. Sixty-eight married children of alcoholic parents and their spouses were interviewed regarding dinner-time and holiday ritual practices in their families of origin, and heritage and ritual practices in the couples' current generation. Coders rated transcribed interviews along 14 theory-derived predictor variables, nine for the family of origin and five for the current nuclear family. Multiple regression analysis was applied in a two-step hierarchical method, with the dependent variable being transmission of alcoholism to the couple. The 14 predictor variables contributed significantly (p less than .01) to the couple's alcoholism outcome. A general theme of selective disengagement and reengagement for couples in families at risk for alcoholism recurrence is discussed.

Alcoholism↗
PubMed1984

Family rituals.

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PubMed1979

Family rituals and the recurrence of alcoholism over generations.

There have been relatively few attempts to identify environmental factors in the transmission of alcoholism across generations. Using the framework of family systems theory, the authors examined the extent of change in family rituals in 25 families in which at least 1 parent was or had been an alcoholic. They found that families whose rituals were altered during the period of heaviest parental drinking were more likely to evidence transmission of an alcohol problem to the children's generation than families whose rituals remianed intact.

Adult↗