TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1988//
TI  - Risk status of adolescent children of problem-drinking parents
JO  - American journal of community psychology
A1  - Roosa, Mark W.
A1  - Sandler, Irwin N.
A1  - Beals, J.
A1  - Short, J. L.
SP  - 225
EP  - 239
VL  - 16
IS  - 2
N2  - These studies assessed the risk status of children of untreated alcoholics. In Study 1, a cross-sectional survey of 208 high school students identified 18% as having serious concern about their parents' drinking. In Study 2, 32 children of problem-drinking parents and 39 others who participated in self-help groups were surveyed. Children of problem-drinking parents were more at risk of depression, low self-esteem, and heavy drinking than their peers in the general high school population. Within self-help groups, however, children's symptomatology was not related to their parents' drinking status. The results support the need for preventive intervention for children of problem-drinking parents and for developing strategies for improving the participation rate of such children in the intervention programs that are available.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0091-0562
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -