The problem of this study was to test the differences between adult children from alcoholic families with adult children from non-alcoholic families on levels of depression, self-esteem, and anxiety. The sample consisted of 203 volunteers, all from the Counselor Education Department, 150 females and 53 males, ages 19 and older. Volunteers who were noted as being adult children of alcoholic families numbered 60. Measures used were the Children of Alcoholics Screening Test (CAST), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and the Coopersmith Adult Self-Esteem Inventory (SEI). Multivariate Analysis of Variance was used to test for differences between groups. In addition, a secondary analysis using a one-way MANOVA was used to test for differences between dysfunctional and functional family of origin status on the dependent variables of depression, self-esteem, and anxiety.

Diplomová práce "Jak se žije dospělým dětem alkoholiků" se zabývá problematikou dospělých, kteří mají zkušenost dětství prožitého v rodině s rodičem-alkoholikem. Jedná se o kvalitativní studii, jejímž cílem je dopovědět na následující otázky: Jak vlastně vypadá dětství, dospívání a následně dospělý život lidí, kteří mají za sebou zkušenost dítěte alkoholika? Jak vypadá takové rodinné prostředí? Existují nějaká témata společná těm, kteří vyrůstali v takovém prostředí? Teoretická část obsahuje dosavadní poznatky studií, které se tématem dospělých dětí alkoholiků zabývají. Popisuje charakteristiky jak rodinného prostředí, tak způsoby uvažování a prožívání dospělých dětí alkoholiků. Metodologická část obsahuje definici výzkumného problému, metody získávání vzorku (samovýběr), metodu získávání dat (nestrukturované interview) a způsob jejich zpracování (narativní analýza, metody zachycení vzorců). Analytická část obsahuje samotné zpracování dat pěti respondentů. Jednotlivé příběhy nahlíženy jako určité životní konfigurace. Následně je uvedeno 28 témat, která jsou v různé míře respondentům výzkumu společná.

<p>Syftet med studien är att få en djupare inblick i hur en kvinna kan påverkas som barn men även som vuxen av att växa upp i en familj där den ena föräldern är alkoholmissbrukare. Intresseområdet är att studera uppväxtförhållanden samt hur dessa påverkar individen psykiskt, fysiskt och socialt. Då tidigare forskning i huvudsak fokuserar på hur pojkar och män påverkas av att växa upp i familjer där en förälder missbrukar alkohol, inriktar sig denna studie på kvinnor. För att få en djupare inblick i problemområdet valdes en kvalitativ metod där fyra kvinnor intervjuades. I studien framkommer flera likheter mellan kvinnorna, exempelvis funktioner inom familjesystemet, så som lojalitet, samt de roller som kvinnorna antog. Studien redovisar även vissa skillnader och det visar sig att faktorer som påverkar dessa olikheter bland annat är den missbrukande förälderns kön samt närvaron av andra viktiga vuxna. Uppväxten har påverkat kvinnorna i vuxen ålder på flera sätt, exempelvis har alla, eller har haft, svårt att känna tillit samt flera har haft problematiska förhållanden till män.</p> / <p>The purpose of this study is to obtain a deeper insight regarding how a woman can be affected as a child but also as an adult by growing up in a family where one of the parents is an alcohol abuser. The field of interest is to study the childhood environment and its influence on the individual in psychological terms as well as physically and socially. Since earlier research has mainly focused on how boys and men are influenced by growing up in families where one parent is an alcoholic, this study concentrates on women. Aiming to get a deeper insight into the problem area, a qualitative method was chosen, including in-depth interviews with four women. The study reveals several similarities between the four women, including similar functions in the family system, such as loyalty, and which roles the women assumed. The study also suggests certain differences between the women and the families and it is shown that some of the factors influencing these differences are the sex of the alcohol abusing parent and the presence of other adults. Growing up in a family where one parent was an alcoholic has affected the adult women in several ways, for instance has everyone, or had, problems regarding trust and several had problematic relationships with men.</p>

<p>This article seeks to examine the effects alcohol abuse have on the growth of women and how, as adults, their lives are affected by this. It tries to encourage a better understanding and knowledge of these experiences and how instances of support and help have influenced the subject’s life, from childhood through to adulthood. Through 10 qualitative interviews of adult women, all affected by childhood alcohol abuse, the article tries to get a better understanding of how these women coped under these circumstances. The article attempts also to better understand how the women’s experiences of support during childhood have benefited them and how they feel as adults today.</p> / <p>Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur kvinnor som vuxit upp i familjer med alkoholmissbruk har upplevt sin uppväxt och hur vuxenlivet har blivit påverkat. Vi vill även få en ökad förståelse och kunskap om upplevelser av stöd och hjälp under de vuxna barnens barndom och fram till idag som vuxen. Genom tio kvalitativa intervjuer av vuxna kvinnor till alkoholmissbrukare har vi kunnat få en förståelse hur det var att växa upp med alkohol i familjen och hur de hanterade det som var problemfyllt. Vi ville få en förståelse hur de vuxna barnen upplevde stöd under sin barndom, vad som varit gynnande, samt hur de mår idag som vuxen.</p>

This article seeks to examine the effects alcohol abuse have on the growth of women and how, as adults, their lives are affected by this. It tries to encourage a better understanding and knowledge of these experiences and how instances of support and help have influenced the subject’s life, from childhood through to adulthood. Through 10 qualitative interviews of adult women, all affected by childhood alcohol abuse, the article tries to get a better understanding of how these women coped under these circumstances. The article attempts also to better understand how the women’s experiences of support during childhood have benefited them and how they feel as adults today. / Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur kvinnor som vuxit upp i familjer med alkoholmissbruk har upplevt sin uppväxt och hur vuxenlivet har blivit påverkat. Vi vill även få en ökad förståelse och kunskap om upplevelser av stöd och hjälp under de vuxna barnens barndom och fram till idag som vuxen. Genom tio kvalitativa intervjuer av vuxna kvinnor till alkoholmissbrukare har vi kunnat få en förståelse hur det var att växa upp med alkohol i familjen och hur de hanterade det som var problemfyllt. Vi ville få en förståelse hur de vuxna barnen upplevde stöd under sin barndom, vad som varit gynnande, samt hur de mår idag som vuxen.

Syftet med studien är att få en djupare inblick i hur en kvinna kan påverkas som barn men även som vuxen av att växa upp i en familj där den ena föräldern är alkoholmissbrukare. Intresseområdet är att studera uppväxtförhållanden samt hur dessa påverkar individen psykiskt, fysiskt och socialt. Då tidigare forskning i huvudsak fokuserar på hur pojkar och män påverkas av att växa upp i familjer där en förälder missbrukar alkohol, inriktar sig denna studie på kvinnor. För att få en djupare inblick i problemområdet valdes en kvalitativ metod där fyra kvinnor intervjuades. I studien framkommer flera likheter mellan kvinnorna, exempelvis funktioner inom familjesystemet, så som lojalitet, samt de roller som kvinnorna antog. Studien redovisar även vissa skillnader och det visar sig att faktorer som påverkar dessa olikheter bland annat är den missbrukande förälderns kön samt närvaron av andra viktiga vuxna. Uppväxten har påverkat kvinnorna i vuxen ålder på flera sätt, exempelvis har alla, eller har haft, svårt att känna tillit samt flera har haft problematiska förhållanden till män. / The purpose of this study is to obtain a deeper insight regarding how a woman can be affected as a child but also as an adult by growing up in a family where one of the parents is an alcohol abuser. The field of interest is to study the childhood environment and its influence on the individual in psychological terms as well as physically and socially. Since earlier research has mainly focused on how boys and men are influenced by growing up in families where one parent is an alcoholic, this study concentrates on women. Aiming to get a deeper insight into the problem area, a qualitative method was chosen, including in-depth interviews with four women. The study reveals several similarities between the four women, including similar functions in the family system, such as loyalty, and which roles the women assumed. The study also suggests certain differences between the women and the families and it is shown that some of the factors influencing these differences are the sex of the alcohol abusing parent and the presence of other adults. Growing up in a family where one parent was an alcoholic has affected the adult women in several ways, for instance has everyone, or had, problems regarding trust and several had problematic relationships with men.

The purpose of the study was to create an increased knowledge and understanding of young adults’ experiences from growing up as a child in a family with alcohol abuse, as well as studying long-term consequences of this. In the study five qualitative interviews were conducted, with young adults who grew up with a parent who abused alcohol. The results of the study were analyzed by Bronfenbrenner's developmental ecological model, as well as by the theoretical concepts risk, protective factors and resilience. Results and conclusions showed, that all informants experienced negative consequences during childhood and in adult life, due to the parent’s abuse. The families of the informants were characterized by an abnormal use of alcohol during their childhood, which led to a high level of conflict, lack of relationships, a major responsibility at home for the informants, negative health effects and school difficulties. The young adults stated, that they are living a good life today, but that childhood has made its mark in their minds. The informants narrated experienced health problems, difficulties with feeling trust and expressing how they feel as well as a lack of relation to the parent with addiction. / Studiens syfte var att skapa en ökad kunskap och förståelse för unga vuxnas erfarenheter att som barn växa upp i en familj med alkoholmissbruk, samt att studera långtidskonsekvenser av detta. I studien genomfördes fem kvalitativa intervjuer med unga vuxna, som vuxit upp med en förälder som missbrukat alkohol. Studiens resultat analyserades genom Bronfenbrenners utvecklingsekologiska modell samt begreppen risk- och skyddsfaktorer och resiliens. Resultat och slutsatser visade att samtliga informanter upplevt negativa konsekvenser under barndomen och i det vuxna livet, till följd av förälderns missbruk. Informanternas familjer karaktäriserades under uppväxten av ett onormalt bruk av alkohol, vilket medförde en hög konfliktnivå, bristande relationer, ett stort ansvarstagande hemma för informanterna, negativa hälsoeffekter och skolsvårigheter. De unga vuxna uppgav att de idag lever ett bra liv, men att barndomen har satt sina spår. Informanterna berättade om upplevda hälsoproblem, svårigheter med tillit och att uttrycka känslor samt en bristande relation till föräldern med missbruk.

The submitted diploma thesis is called: Rehabilitation of a family endangered by transgenerational transmission of alcohol addiction. Alcohol addiction in the family is a very current topic, as it can have a significant impact on future generations of children who grew up with an alcohol addicted parent. The theoretical part deals with the issue of alcohol addiction and its impact on family functioning, psychological and social development of children and their functioning in adulthood. It also examines the causes and manifestations of transgenerational transmission of alcohol addiction in the family, including how to prevent the risk of alcohol addiction in future generations. The aim of the empirical part is to answer the main research question through interviews: What is the personal experience of the current generation of offspring of alcohol addicted parents in creating their own family and how can the family prevent the risk of transgenerational transmission of alcohol addiction to the next generation of offspring? From the research survey, we found that children who grew up in an alcoholic environment are affected to various degrees in adult life in all areas, because they have not experienced healthy parenting patterns in the family. Furthermore, it was found that protective factors in the...

The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between drugs of choice that family members abused and the non-addicted family member's levels of self-disclosure, self-disclosure avoidance, and trust.

Parental alcoholism is a major risk factor for their children's future alcohol abuse and dependence during adulthood. Thus, the purpose of this descriptive phenomenological study was to understand African-American adult female children's perceptions of self-worth, their lived experiences, and their quality of life as it relates to parental alcoholism. The research focus and questions were addressed by applying the conceptual framework of Bowen's family systems and Covington's self-worth theories. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from 8 African-American adult female children of alcoholics. Subsequent data analysis and thematic coding were employed by using Colazzi's 7-step method to ensure rigor. The key findings from this study revealed that although over half of the women in this sample experienced some form of abuse and exposure to familial discord and even violence, their self-worth was strengthened by resilience and through forgiveness of their parents and siblings. This study's implications for positive social change include helping researchers and practitioners to better understand parental alcoholism and how it could shape the experiences of offspring, especially in the African-American female ethnic group. Future interventions could be shaped by these findings, and researchers may use these study results as a platform for future work in this literature domain.