Adult Child of Alcoholics (ACOA)

Chou, Jessica L.; Muruthi, Bertranna A.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-15877-8_582-1

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“…e controls in our study (people whose parents were not alcohol addicts) were recruited through social networks. Psychologists talked with the participants about their health and families and diagnosed their preservation of cognitive functions before including them in this research (Lebow, 2017).…”

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Resource Factors Allowing People with Alcohol-addicted Parents to Overcome Their Negative Emotions: A Latent Variable Model and Content Analysis

Spivakovskaya¹,

Lutsenko²

2021

Psych. Rus.

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Background. People with alcohol-addicted parents are at risk of psychoactive addictions, co-dependency, and suicidal behavior. Most studies of these people are aimed at confirming the inevitability of the impact of negative childhood experiences on their lives, and thus do not seek to identify resource factors which would allow them to overcome the negative emotions they experienced. Objective. The purpose of this study was to create a model of resource factors which would allow people with alcohol-addicted parents to overcome the negative emotions they experienced. Design. The participants were 58 healthy individuals (17 men and 41 women; M=25.2; SD=4.4) whose parents were alcohol addicts (they were participants in the 12-step recovery program "Adult Children of Alcoholics"), and 50 healthy individuals (15 men and 35 women, M=24.2; SD=3.7) whose parents were not alcohol addicts. The participants completed the questionnaires "Interpersonal Guilt," "Family Emotional Communication," and "Coping Strategies," and were interviewed on the resource factors which allowed them to overcome negative emotions. We used the content analysis of the interviews and latent variable modeling to analyze the questionnaires. Results. The model of resource factors (CFI=0.895, RMSEA=0.064) showed that the rules set by the parental dysfunctional family (the taboo on the expressing emotions, and external well-being) were associated with being unable to recognize current negative emotions and with avoiding problems. The ability to recognize negative emotions was connected with the participant’s willingness to accept responsibility for his/her life. The resource factors which allowed these subjects to overcome their negative emotions included: communication with relatives and friends; keeping a diary of emotions; and participating in recovery programs. Conclusion. Our model of resource factors explains the mechanism connecting dysfunctional family rules with the resource factors and negative emotions experienced by people with alcohol-addicted parents.

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Resource Factors Allowing People with Alcohol-addicted Parents to Overcome Their Negative Emotions: A Latent Variable Model and Content Analysis

Spivakovskaya¹,

Lutsenko²

2021

Psych. Rus.

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“…The inclusion criteria required all participants to range from 18 to 35 years of age and to report being mentally healthy adults who were not alcohol addicts. People whose parents suffered from alcohol addiction were recruited in the twelve-step rehabilitation program "Adult Children of Alcoholics" [16]. One of their parents suffered from alcohol addiction and was treated for the disease throughout his/her life.…”

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“…Toney A. was the founder of the twelve-step rehabilitation program for adults whose parents were chemical addicts. This program includes attending open and closed meetings, being prescribed 12 steps under the guidance of a mentor, and preparing presentations at meetings [16]. Several recent empirical and theoretical studies show that people with alcohol-addicted parents usually feel guilty, but these investigations were conducted either on people who suffered from chemical addictions or on mentally ill individuals [1,5,8,12].…”

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Coping Strategies and Personality Profile Characteristics of People Whose Parents Were Alcohol Addicts

Lutsenko

2020

Behavioral Sciences

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The relevance of this research is due to the wide prevalence of addictive behavior and the insufficient knowledge of the coping strategies of patients and their families. The purpose of this research was to investigate the resource factors and coping strategies of adults with alcohol-addicted parents and to make recommendations for psychological counseling for these people. The sample consisted of 52 subjects—who were participants in a twelve-step rehabilitation program for adult people whose parents had alcohol addictions—and 50 controls. We used guilt questionnaires (“The Guilt Inventory Questionnaire”, “The Interpersonal Guilt Questionnaire”), quantitative methods for evaluating the coping strategies used by participants (“coping strategies” (Lazarus, Folkman)), and a phenomenological analysis of the interviews with the participants. The results showed that adults with alcohol-addicted parents felt guilty in situations when they took care of somebody because their own parents did not model (and teach them) caretaking behavior. People whose parents were alcohol addicts tend to avoid accepting responsibility for their lives. The resource factors of people with alcohol-addicted parents included keeping a diary, participation in a rehabilitation program, and confidential communication with other people.

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Adult Child of Alcoholics (ACOA)

Cited by 2 publications

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Resource Factors Allowing People with Alcohol-addicted Parents to Overcome Their Negative Emotions: A Latent Variable Model and Content Analysis

Resource Factors Allowing People with Alcohol-addicted Parents to Overcome Their Negative Emotions: A Latent Variable Model and Content Analysis

Coping Strategies and Personality Profile Characteristics of People Whose Parents Were Alcohol Addicts

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