Parental drinking as a risk factor for children's maladjustment: The mediating role of family environment.
- 1 January 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
- Vol. 20 (2) , 126-130
- https://doi.org/10.1037/0893-164x.20.2.126
Abstract
In the present study, the relationships among parental drinking, family environment, and child adjustment is investigated in a community sample of 207 10-14-year-olds. Multiple aspects of perceived family environment (e.g., cohesion, organization, conflict) as well as multiple indicators of adjustment (e.g., negative affect, feelings of competence, self-esteem) are taken into consideration. Parental alcohol problems are found to be associated with low family cohesion, poor family organization, and low global self-worth of the child. A mediational analysis reveals that the relation between parental drinking and low global self-worth is mediated by family cohesion.Keywords
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