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Showing 1 to 20 of 147 for “"adult children"”.
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Depression and Self-esteem in Adult Children of Alcoholics and Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families
… they are simply a subset of a larger group of adult children from dysfunctional families. It was hypothesized that participants from dysfunctional families would have more depression and less self-esteem than participants from functional families, regardless of parental alcoholism, and that …
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Triangulation between Elderly Parents And Adult Children
… triangulation between elderly people and their adult children, and examines the relationship of triangulation with marital and individual outcomes such as problem solving, negative affective communication, time spent together, intimacy, depression, and marital satisfaction. Triangulation between …
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Adult Children of Divorce: Explaining Romantic Relationships into Adulthood
… physical, and emotional effects of divorce on children of all ages. While there is some research that examines adult children of divorce (ACOD) (e.g., Dornak, 2013; Lambert-South, 2013), this group is still largely understudied. Building on previous research and framing the current study with …
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The Experience of Adult Children Cargiving for Aging Parents
… of life for an aging person is interrupted, adult children are often suddenly faced with assuming care of their parent(s). Currently adult child caregivers of aging parents, work up to 100 hours per month at caregiving. <strong>Problem Statement:</strong> A limited body of empirical studies …
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Adult children of alcoholics and identification with family roles
… describes four roles commonly adopted by children of alcoholics. Although this conceptualization of alcoholic families is widely used, little research has been done to validate it.
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Fathers and young-adult children: factors affecting relationship strength
… study investigated strengths of the father-young adult relationship with respect to the following variables: individuation, intimacy, intimidation, age, marital status, gender and birth order. College students at a large mid-Atlantic university and their fathers completed instruments regarding the …
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Relationship satisfaction between elderly mothers and their adult children
… between elderly mothers and their middle-aged children was examined by interviewing both mothers and children. Satisfaction with the relationship was found to be correlated with the following relationship characteristics: (1) degree of sentiment perceived, experienced and expressed toward each …
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Adult children of alcoholics : psychological functioning and problem alcohol use
Whereas many studies of adult children of alcoholics (COAs) have utilized clinical subjects, subjects in this study (n = 229) were relatively well functioning college students. The Children ofAlcoholics Screening Test (CAST; Jones, 1983) was utilized to define parental alcoholism.Results of a …
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Parental Differential Treatment for Adult Children: Interactions, Implications and Interventions
… treatment over another. PDT has consequences for children‟s lives. Several consequences have been identified for children who experience PDT; however there is a dearth of literature exploring the effect of PDT on adult life. This qualitative, phenomenological study is an effort to better …
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Intergenerational family relationships as perceived by adult children of alcoholics
… participant signed a consent form, completed the Children of Alcoholics Screening Test (CAST), the Personal Authority in the Family System Questionnaire Version C (PAFS-QVC), and a demographic questionnaire. Based on CAST scores, subjects were divided into 44 Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOAs) …
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Occupational Behaviors And Quality Of Life: A Comparison Study Of Individuals Who Self-Identify As Adult Children Of Alcoholics And Non-Adult Children Of Alcoholics
<p>An estimated 43% of adults in the U.S. come from families with a history of alcoholism and are described as being victims of an alcoholic family environment, including polytraumatic experiences which may interfere with normal development and interpersonal functioning. Long-term effects of …
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