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Risk Factors Associated With Alcohol
Alcohol
Over the years, many experts have noticed a strong correlation between children anxiety and alcohol dependence of one or more parent in the family. Alcohol dependence is a problem that has plagued our society since a long time. It is a known fact that alcohol not only affects the alcohol but also the people around him. Tubman (1993) went onto inquire that in more detail when he carried out this research project. In this study, 53 families were chosen from one community. The division was almost equal such that half of the families were the ones that had alcohol dependent men and the other half were comparison families. It was noted that the structure of the families was similar in both groups. There needed to be an ongoing marriage in the family and the age of the child that was going to be studied also needs to be the same.
Subsequent to the selection of the families, the father was inquired and assessed using an Alcohol Dependents Scale. Along with analyzing the father,...
As it would be expected, alcohol dependence was measured in the same exact manner for both groups. After noting down the alcohol dependence of the father, the child was assessed for depression, anxiety, and behavioral problems. Lastly, the family functioning was looked at regarding the marital satisfaction that was present between the couple. This area was also looked into in more detail by looking at the conflict rate amongst the husband and the wife. In addition, the economical state of the family was also studied by looking at the number of bedrooms in the house and the annual income of the father.
The result of the study conducted indicated that families of the alcohol dependent men had decreased family income, less number of bedroom and a lower educational level of the father. (Tubman, 1993) The study also revealed that there was a lower family functioning in families where the father was dependent on alcohol. Furthermore, child depression and anxiety was also increased in children whose fathers were dependent on alcohol. The basic conclusion was that there is a strong correlation between alcohol dependence of the father and behavioral problems in the child. There were certain family risk factors that came up such as marital complications and decreased family functioning. Regardless, the major reason of child depression was linked to the excessive alcohol intake by the father. It should be noted that the wives of alcohol dependent men also reported various instances of conflict and decreased family functioning. All of this gave proof that alcohol dependence in the father is a major disruption for the child, the wife and the family as a whole. As stated in the study,…
References
Tubman, J. (1993). Family risk factors, parental alcohol use, and problem behaviors among school-age children. Family Relations, pp. 81 -- 86.
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