In this descriptive study the researcher sought the association between participation in A.A., family stress levels, family member attendance of Al-Anon, family functioning, and abstinence patterns in a convenience sample of 50 A.A. members. Two instruments as well as a demographic form were given to A.A members in eight cities of the states of Florida and Georgia. These were completed by the participants and mailed to the researcher. The two instruments used were: (1) The Index of Family Relations which is a 25 item measure of reported family stress, and (2) The Family Assessment Device which is a 60 item measure of reported family functioning on seven scales (communication, problem solving, roles, affective involvement, affective responsiveness, behavior control, and general functioning). The demographic form was designed to obtain information on basic characteristics of the sample and their participation in A.A. and any family member's participation in Al-Anon. / It was discovered that a family member's duration of attendence in Al-Anon had a significant correlation with lower reported intra-family stress for the A.A. member and the Al-Anon member. The number of months a family member was in Al-Anon was also positively correlated with the number of months the A.A. member had been abstinent, and better reported communication, problem solving, and general functioning scores on the Family Assessment Device. / A.A. attendance appeared to be helping the subjects maintain sobriety. Length of abstinence was significantly correlated with length of continuous attendance of A.A. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 49-06, Section: A, page: 1588. / Major Professor: Eileen Earhart. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1988.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76307 |
| Contributors | McBride, James LeBron., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 146 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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