This study compared Adult Children of Alcoholics and Adult Children of Non Alcoholics at two family life cycle stages; these included the Families with School Age Children Stage and the Families with Teenagers Stage. Respondents were compared in relation to family of origin health/pathology and family of procreation stress, functioning and quality of life. The theoretical framework included Systems and Family Development Theory. / The sample for the Families with School Age Children Stage included 90 Adult Children of Alcoholics and Adult Children of Non Alcoholics while the sample for the Families with Teenagers Stage also included 90 Adult Children of Alcoholics and Adult Children of Non Alcoholics. Subjects responded to a survey containing five instruments and a demographic section. The instruments utilized were the Family of Origin Scale, Children of Alcoholics Screening Test, Index of Family Relations, Family Assessment Device, and Quality of Life: Parent Form. / The study found significant differences between Adult Children of Alcoholics and Adult Children of Non Alcoholics in family of origin health/pathology and family of procreation stress, family functioning, and quality of life. The differences were found at both the Families with School Age Children Stage and the Families with Teenagers Stage of the Family Life Cycle. The integration of family of origin, family of procreation stress, and family of procreation functioning predicted quality of life for both Adult Children of Alcoholics and Adult Children of Non Alcoholics in the equations utilized. In addition, it was found that the differences in age when Adult Children of Alcoholics were exposed to alcoholism in the family of origin was significant for family of procreation stress for them. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 53-10, Section: A, page: 3689. / Major Professor: Carol Anderson Darling. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1992.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76747 |
| Contributors | Melton, John Claude., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 212 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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