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Title: Resilience to Drinking Vulnerability in Women with Alcoholic Parents: The Moderating Effects of Dyadic Cohesion in Marital Communication
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Jennison, Karen M. Johnson, Kenneth A. |
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Resilience to Drinking Vulnerability in Women with Alcoholic Parents: The Moderating Effects of Dyadic Cohesion in Marital Communication Presented: New York, NY, American Sociological Association, August 1996 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: American Sociological Association Keyword(s): Addiction; Alcohol Use; Family History; Marital Satisfaction/Quality; Marital Stability; Resilience/Developmental Assets; Substance Use Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Although adult children of alcoholics (ACAs) are at high risk for subsequent alcohol abuse & drinking problems in later life, not all are adversely affected by their family history. Many exhibit resilience & function normally despite exposure to severe alcoholism & family discord during childhood. Yet, there exists relatively little knowledge of the moderating factors that reduce the risk of drinking vulnerability for ACAs. Based on a subset of questions from the Dyadic Adjustment Scale from the 1988 & 1992 waves of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, dyadic cohesion in marital communication (frequency of interaction & agreement on substantive issues that affect couples) was examined in 4,235 women as a resilience factor that could potentially mitigate adverse drinking outcomes for women ACAs. The results of a 2-stage least squares regression analysis indicated that the transmission of risk for drinking vulnerability was effectively moderated by positive interpersonal communication patterns indicative of supportive dyadic interaction. The importance of dyadic cohesion as a resilience factor in women ACAs suggest that the enhancement & development of effective communication skills for couples in therapy for alcohol problems, in one or both partners, should remain a major aspect of therapeutic & treatment goals. (Copyright 1996, Sociological Abstracts, Inc., all rights reserved.) |
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Jennison, Karen M. and Kenneth A. Johnson. "Resilience to Drinking Vulnerability in Women with Alcoholic Parents: The Moderating Effects of Dyadic Cohesion in Marital Communication." Presented: New York, NY, American Sociological Association, August 1996. |