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Family characteristics as mediators of the influence of problem drinking and multiple risk status on child mental health
Author(s) -
Roosa Mark W.,
Dumka Larry,
Tein Jenn-Yun
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
american journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1573-2770
pISSN - 0091-0562
DOI - 10.1007/bf02509716
Subject(s) - psychology , cognitive reframing , mental health , dysfunctional family , health psychology , psychological intervention , clinical psychology , coping (psychology) , structural equation modeling , anxiety , family life , developmental psychology , psychiatry , public health , medicine , social psychology , gender studies , statistics , nursing , mathematics , sociology
Structural equation modeling was used to test a theoretical model in which family cohesion and family reframing coping were hypothesized as mediators between family drinking problems, multiple risk factors, negative life events, and child mental health (conduct disorder, depression, anxiety) in two‐parent families. Family cohesion mediated the relationships of family drinking problems and negative life events to child conduct disorder and depression. Negative life events mediated the relationships of family drinking problems and family multiple risk to child conduct disorder. Family reframing coping did not function as a mediator nor was it related to child mental health when other factors were considered simultaneously. Results indicate that increasing family cohesion and reducing sources of stress within the family (negative life events) represent promising areas for interventions for children with problem‐drinking parents.