Citation

Windle M, Windle RC. J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs 2012; 73(1): 63-70.

Affiliation

Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

22152663

PMCID

PMC3237712

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the similarity or dissimilarity of same-sex (e.g., mother-daughter) and opposite-sex (e.g., mother-son) associations for drinking motives across four pairings of parent-young adult child dyads. Method: Three waves of data spanning approximately 10 years in early to late young adulthood were used in conjunction with mother and father data to examine same-and cross-sex associations for drinking motives. Multiple group structural equation modeling was used to statistically model and evaluate these parent-young adult associations. Results: Findings indicated strong same-sex intergenerational transmission patterns for mother-daughter dyads relative to father-daughter dyads. The strength of relationships for father-son dyads was also stronger and significantly different than those for father-daughter dyads. There were no statistically significant differences between sex-specific intergenerational patterns for mother-son and father-son dyads or for mother-daughter and mother-son dyads. Although there was some generality and some specificity in the sex-specific intergenerational transmission patterns of drinking motives, when statistically significant, the transmission pattern generalized across all three drinking motives (coping, social, and enhancement). Conclusions: Intergenerational factors contributing to alcohol phenotypes may not be limited to the modeling of alcohol use or the occurrence of alcohol disorders but may also include cognitive-motivational systems of affective regulation related to the use of alcohol. Future research would benefit by focusing on how biogenetic and socialization factors contribute to same- and opposite-sex intergenerational patterns and how to use this information to strengthen intervention programs. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 73, 63-70, 2012).

Language: en