Attributional Style in Children of Substance Abusers

1993 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 475-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori Perez-bouchard ◽  
Jeannette L. Johnson ◽  
Anthony H. Ahrens
Keyword(s):  
Attributional Style ◽  
Substance Abusers ◽  
Children Of Substance Abusers

PARENT FIGURE TRANSITIONS AND DELINQUENCY AND DRUG USE AMONG EARLY ADOLESCENT CHILDREN OF SUBSTANCE ABUSERS

2002 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 399-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas E. Keller ◽  
Richard F. Catalano ◽  
Kevin P. Haggerty ◽  
Charles B. Fleming
Keyword(s):  
Drug Use ◽  
Substance Abusers ◽  
Early Adolescent ◽  
Children Of Substance Abusers

Childhood Abuse as a Factor in Attrition from Drug Rehabilitation

1995 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 879-882 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack A. Palmer ◽  
Linda K. Palmer ◽  
David Williamson ◽  
Krista Michiels ◽  
Brian Thigpen
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Abuse ◽  
Attributional Style ◽  
Substance Abusers ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Drug Rehabilitation ◽  
History Of Childhood ◽  
Drug Of Choice ◽  
Rehabilitation Programs ◽  
History Of

The following factors were examined as possible influences on clients' attrition from inpatient and outpatient drug-rehabilitation programs: depression (Center of Epidemiological Studies–Depression test), attributional style (Attributional Style Questionnaire), primary drug of choice, family incidence of substance abuse, and history of childhood physical abuse. A step-wise regression analysis indicated that a history of childhood abuse was a statistically reliable predictor of program noncompletion for 92 substance abusers who entered a drug-rehabilitation program.

An Exploratory Factor Analysis of Children's Depression Inventory Scores in Young Children of Substance Abusers

2002 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip M. Drucker ◽  
Carolyn Greco-Vigorito
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Substance Abusers ◽  
Primary Factor ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Children's Depression Inventory ◽  
Children’S Depression Inventory ◽  
Factor Analytic ◽  
Children’S Depression ◽  
Children Of Substance Abusers

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.

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

2001 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 65-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Pajer ◽  
William Gardner ◽  
Galina P. Kirillova ◽  
Michael M. Vanyukov
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Cortisol Level ◽  
Substance Abusers ◽  
Children Of Substance Abusers

scholarly journals Children of substance abusers: psychosocial profile of children and adolescents

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

Children of Substance Abusers: Overview of Research Findings

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 103 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 1085-1099 ◽  
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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