Substances (Children of Substance Abusers), Childhood

A factor analytic study of scores obtained on the Children's Depression Inventory from a sample of 202 young children ( M = 7.5 yr., SD = 2.2) of alcoholics and substance abusers was completed. A principal components factor analysis with an oblique rotation yielded five separate factors related to Negative Self-concept, Acting-out, Somatic/Disturbed Symptoms, Mood, and Hopelessness. In previous factor analytic studies of the Children's Depression Inventory with normal and clinical populations the primary factor obtained was formed by mood-related items. In contrast, the primary factor of the present analysis was formed by items concerning perceptions of self-concept, not mood. These results corroborated previously reported data from the Child Behavior Checklist suggesting that the depressive symptoms displayed by children of substance abusers are related to self-concept and externalization.

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Sex Differences in Cortisol Level and Neurobehavioral Disinhibition in Children of Substance Abusers

Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse ◽

10.1300/j029v10n04_07 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 65-76 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Kathleen Pajer ◽

William Gardner ◽

Galina P. Kirillova ◽

Michael M. Vanyukov

Keyword(s):

Sex Differences ◽

Cortisol Level ◽

Substance Abusers ◽

Children Of Substance Abusers

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Children of substance abusers: psychosocial profile of children and adolescents

Caderno de Terapia Ocupacional da UFSCar ◽

10.4322/cto.2014.026 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 22 (Especial) ◽

pp. 17-26

Author(s):

Camila Garcia de Grandi ◽

Thaís dos Reis Vilela ◽

Neliana Buzi Figlie

Keyword(s):

Children And Adolescents ◽

Substance Abusers ◽

Psychosocial Profile ◽

Children Of Substance Abusers

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Children of Substance Abusers

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e549892006-001 ◽

2000 ◽

Keyword(s):

Substance Abusers ◽

Children Of Substance Abusers

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Children of Substance Abusers: Overview of Research Findings

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.103.s2.1085 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 103 (Supplement_2) ◽

pp. 1085-1099 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Jeannette L. Johnson ◽

Michelle Leff

Keyword(s):

Risk Factor ◽

Drug Abuse ◽

Substance Abusers ◽

Longitudinal Research ◽

Academic Failure ◽

Alcohol Problems ◽

Maladaptive Behavior ◽

Drug Abusers ◽

Broad Variety ◽

Children Of Substance Abusers

A relationship between parental substance abuse and subsequent alcohol problems in their children has been documented extensively. Children of alcoholics (COAs) are considered to be at high risk because there is a greater likelihood that they will develop alcoholism compared with a randomly selected child from the same community. COAs and children of other drug-abusing parents are especially vulnerable to the risk for maladaptive behavior because they have combinations of many risk factors present in their lives. The single most potent risk factor is their parent's substance-abusing behavior. This single risk factor can place children of substance abusers at biologic, psychologic, and environmental risk. Since the turn of the century, many reports have described the deleterious influence of parental alcoholism on their children. A series of studies measured mortality, physiology, and general health in the offspring of alcoholic parents and concluded that when mothers stopped drinking during gestation, their children were healthier. Today, research on COAs can be classified into studies of fetal alcohol syndrome, the transmission of alcoholism, psychobiologic markers of vulnerability, and psychosocial characteristics. Each of these studies hypothesizes that differences between COAs and children of nonalcoholics influence maladaptive behaviors later in life, such as academic failure or alcoholism. This research supports the belief that COAs are at risk for a variety of problems that may include behavioral, psychologic, cognitive, or neuropsychologic deficits. The vast literature on COAs far outweighs the literature on children of other drug abusers. Relatively little is known about children of heroin addicts, cocaine abusers, or polydrug abusers. Nonetheless, many researchers suggest that the children of addicted parents are at greater risk for later dysfunctional behaviors and that they, too, deserve significant attention to prevent intergenerational transmission of drug abuse. Most research on children of other drug abusers examines fetal exposure to maternal drug abuse. The overview of the research on children of substance abusers points toward the need for better, longitudinal research in this area. Most studies on COAs or other drug abusers are not longitudinal; they examine behavior at one point in time. Given the studies reviewed in this article, it is unclear whether we see true deficits or developmental delay. Longitudinal studies will allow us to predict when early disorders and behavioral deviations will be transient or when they will be precursors to more severe types of maladaptive behavior. Longitudinal research also will enable us to explain specific childhood outcomes. Differences in outcome could be studied simultaneously to understand whether antecedents discovered for one are specific to it or are general antecedents leading to a broad variety of outcomes.

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Attributional Style in Children of Substance Abusers

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse ◽

10.3109/00952999309001636 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 19 (4) ◽

pp. 475-489 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Lori Perez-bouchard ◽

Jeannette L. Johnson ◽

Anthony H. Ahrens

Keyword(s):

Attributional Style ◽

Substance Abusers ◽

Children Of Substance Abusers

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Family Characteristics and Preschool Abilities of Children of Substance Abusers

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.1993.76.3.912 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 76 (3) ◽

pp. 912-914 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Stephen Powers ◽

Ricardo Duran ◽

Anne Reynolds

Keyword(s):

Young Children ◽

Family Environment ◽

Screening Test ◽

Substance Abusers ◽

Family Relationship ◽

Family Characteristics ◽

Developmental Screening ◽

Parents And Children ◽

The Family ◽

Children Of Substance Abusers

Intercorrelations among subtest scores of 39 children on the subtests of the Denver Developmental Screening Test II and their 39 parents' scores on the three subscales of the Family Relationship Dimension of the Family Environment Scale ranged from − .09 to .18. None were statistically significant. Parents and children were in a program for substance abusers and their young children.

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