Parent and offspring alcohol use; imitative and aversive transmission.

Harburg, Ernest; Davis, Deborah R.; Caplan, Roberta

doi:10.15288/jsa.1982.43.497

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“…These fi ndings are consistent with the sex-specifi c transmission literature for alcohol use (Harburg et al, 1982;Yu and Perrine, 1997) and suggest that there may be some specifi c infl uences for men with regard to the intergenerational transmission of motives for drinking that do not generalize to women.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 84%

“…We used the intergenerational literature on alcohol use (Harburg et al, 1982;Yu and Perrine, 1997) as a general guide for expectations regarding sex specifi city (father-son and mother-daughter) of drinking motives, but mechanisms for alcohol use and for drinking motives need not be the same.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Nevertheless, based on studies in the alcohol use literature suggesting sex specifi city in parent-child intergenerational patterns of alcohol use (Harburg et al, 1982;Yu and Perrine, 1997) and the sex-role socialization literature on alcohol use (Barnes et al, 1997;Huselid and Cooper, 1992), we proposed two hypotheses. First, we hypothesized that the mother-to-daughter association would be stronger for coping drinking motives than the association for other dyads (i.e., mother-to-son, father-to-daughter, and father-to-son).…”

Section: S Tudies Of Intergenerational Relationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Intergenerational Relations for Drinking Motives: Invariant for Same- and Opposite-Sex Parent-Child Dyads?

Windle

2012

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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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 sameand 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 signifi cantly different than those for father-daughter dyads. There were no statistically signifi cant differences between sex-specifi c intergenerational patterns for motherson and father-son dyads or for mother-daughter and mother-son dyads. Although there was some generality and some specifi city in the sex-specifi c intergenerational transmission patterns of drinking motives, when statistically signifi cant, 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 benefi t 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)

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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confidence: 99%

Section: S Tudies Of Intergenerational Relationsmentioning

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Intergenerational Relations for Drinking Motives: Invariant for Same- and Opposite-Sex Parent-Child Dyads?

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2012

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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“…Alternatively, given research that has suggested that COAs exhibit polarized patterns of alcohol consumption (e.g., Harburg et al, 1982), the effect of Wave 5 alcohol use on increased perceived risk at Wave 6 may represent the other extreme of drinking among COAs-those who are heavy drinkers and drink increasing amounts over time because they do not expect that drinking will cause problems for them. Young adults who consume high levels of alcohol may develop lower perceived risk for alcoholism because those who drink at these high levels may do so without believing that heavy alcohol use is problematic for them.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…OTH POPULAR BELIEF AND a limited number of research studies suggest that some children of alcoholics (COAs) show "aversive transmission," in which they consciously limit their drinking or abstain from alcohol use altogether to avoid the negative outcomes that they perceive to be experienced by their alcoholic parent(s) (Harburg et al, 1982). Such an aversive transmission mechanism would suggest that COAs may perceive themselves to be at risk for developing alcohol problems themselves and that they may consequently limit their alcohol use.…”

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The Reciprocal Influences of Perceived Risk for Alcoholism and Alcohol Use Over Time: Evidence for Aversive Transmission of Parental Alcoholism

Haller¹,

Chassin²

2010

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: This study examined how perceived risk for alcoholism and alcohol use infl uenced each other over time. We hypothesized an aversive transmission mechanism, by which some children of alcoholics may reduce their drinking because they perceive themselves to be at risk for future alcohol problems because of their parents' alcoholism. Method: Using participants (N = 804, 47% female) from an ongoing longitudinal study of children of alcoholics (e.g., Chassin et al., 1991), we examined the reciprocal prospective relations between perceived risk for alcoholism and drinking across three measurement occasions, and also tested whether perceived risk for alcoholism mediated the effect of perceived parental alcoholism on subsequent drinking. Results: Mediation analyses provided evidence for aversive transmission, in which the effect of perceived parental alcoholism on alcohol use during young adulthood was decreased to the extent that perceived parental alcoholism predicted higher levels of perceived risk for alcoholism during emerging adulthood. Results indicated reciprocal effects between perceived risk for alcoholism and drinking over time, such that higher levels of perceived risk were associated with lower levels of drinking. Results were replicated using both self-report and collateral-report of alcohol use, and using both actual and perceived parental alcoholism. Conclusions: Young adults may avoid drinking when they perceive their parent(s) to be alcoholic, and consequently perceive themselves to be at elevated risk for alcoholism. Given that beliefs about risk for alcoholism are potentially modifi able, increasing self-perceived risk for alcoholism may be one feasible way to reduce the intergenerational transmission of alcohol disorders within families. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 71, 588-596, 2010)

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Etiology of Alcohol Use Among Hispanic Adolescents

Epstein

Botvin²,

Diaz³

1999

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med

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Background: Hispanic adolescents seem to be at greater risk for alcohol use; a greater understanding of the factors that predict alcohol use among Hispanic youth is needed. Social influences to drink and other problem behaviors often predict adolescent alcohol use. However, most past research has concentrated on samples of predominantly white adolescents residing in suburban areas. Objectives: To determine which demographic factors, social influences, and problem behaviors are associated with alcohol use among Hispanic adolescents and to eludicate the difference in the origins of alcohol use depending on sex.

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Parent and offspring alcohol use; imitative and aversive transmission.

Cited by 68 publications

References 7 publications

Intergenerational Relations for Drinking Motives: Invariant for Same- and Opposite-Sex Parent-Child Dyads?

Intergenerational Relations for Drinking Motives: Invariant for Same- and Opposite-Sex Parent-Child Dyads?

The Reciprocal Influences of Perceived Risk for Alcoholism and Alcohol Use Over Time: Evidence for Aversive Transmission of Parental Alcoholism

Etiology of Alcohol Use Among Hispanic Adolescents

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