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1.	Yin, Tao
1.	Family Cohesion: The Link between Mother's Alcohol Use and Child's Substance Use Presented: Washington, DC, The Advancing Nursing Practice Excellence: State of the Science Meeting, September 2002 Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Publisher: Sigma Theta Tau International Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Child Self-Administered Supplement (CSAS); Children; Cigarette Use (see Smoking); Family Environment; Parenting Skills/Styles; Substance Use; Well-Being Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Objective: Alcohol use continues to be a major problem in America. There are an estimated 17.5 million children in the United States, under age 18, who have at least one parent with an alcohol disorder. Studies have found that although all children are adversely affected by having a parent who is an alcoholic, a large number of children emerging from such homes have coped well. What are the factors that protect some children while others remain vulnerable? Existing studies have indicated that there exist some factors that mediate the effects of parental alcoholism on child's substance abuse. This study is aimed at assessing the mediating effects of family cohesion on the relationship between maternal alcohol use and children's substance usage. Study Design: It was a cross-sectional non-experimental study. Secondary analysis was conducted using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth data obtained from the Department of Labor. Population, Sample, Setting, Years: The data from both the NLSY79 and its children's datasets in 1994 were used to obtain the study sample of 1381 mother-child dyads. All the children in this study were between 10 and 14 years old in 1994. Concept or Variables Studied: The concepts of interest are: mother's alcohol use, child's substance use, and family cohesion. In this study, mother's alcohol use is theoretically defined as the consumption of alcoholic beverage by a mother. Family cohesion is defined as the emotional bonding that family members have toward one another. Child's substance use is defined as the use of alcohol, cigarettes, and other illegal substances by a child. It is hypothesized that the link between mother's alcohol use and her child's own substance use is an indirect relationship. Family cohesion will mediate this relationship. All the concepts were measured using multiple items to minimize measurement error.
	Bibliography Citation Yin, Tao. "Family Cohesion: The Link between Mother's Alcohol Use and Child's Substance Use." Presented: Washington, DC, The Advancing Nursing Practice Excellence: State of the Science Meeting, September 2002.

2.	Yin, Tao
2.	Relationship Between Mother's Alcohol Use and Child's Well-Being Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Maryland at Baltimore, 2000 Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Alcohol Use; Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Child Development; Child Self-Administered Supplement (CSAS); Children, Well-Being; Control; Modeling; Parenthood; Parenting Skills/Styles; Substance Use The study is aimed at: (a) testing a structural model on the relations among maternal alcohol use, family cohesion, quality of parenting, and children's well-being, and (b) examining the mediational effects of family cohesion and quality of parenting on children's well-being. The data from both the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79) and the Children of NLSY79 datasets in 1994 were used to obtain a study sample of 1381 mother-child dyads. All the children in this study were between 10 and 14 years old in 1994. The mothers answered questions related to their alcohol use, such as the duration, frequency, quantity of drinking, and the impact of drinking. Information regarding family cohesion, quality of parenting, and child's well-being including psychological well-being, school performance, and child's own substance use/abuse were obtained from both the mothers and the children. A tentative model that highlights the relationships among these four constructs was developed based on literature review. Structural equation modeling was used to test the model in a random-split sample, which contained 691 of the subjects. The final revised theoretical model was cross-validated using the rest of the total sample. Although the chi-square test value for the overall model fit of the final revised theoretical model is 882.7, with df = 454, p < 0.01, the ratio of the chi2/df is less than 2, indicating an acceptable fit. The fitness of the model to the sample is also supported by other fit indices, such as the GFI, CFI, and the NNFI. In this model, mother's alcohol use is associated with decreased family cohesion, and decreased family cohesion contributes to child's increased level of substance use/abuse. In addition, higher level of parental control/discipline is also associated with lower level of child's substance use/abuse, higher level of psychological well-being, and better school performance. The cross-validation also partially supports the external validity of the model. Early intervention aimed at promoting children's development may need to focus on how to promote closeness within the family and the quality of parenting rather than mother's own alcohol use behaviors.
	Bibliography Citation Yin, Tao. Relationship Between Mother's Alcohol Use and Child's Well-Being. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Maryland at Baltimore, 2000.

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