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Recurrent disruptions of rituals and routines in families with paternal alcohol abuse *
Author(s) -
Haugland Bente Storm Mowatt
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
family relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1741-3729
pISSN - 0197-6664
DOI - 10.1111/j.0197-6664.2005.00018.x
Subject(s) - sobriety , psychology , grandparent , alcohol abuse , intervention (counseling) , developmental psychology , social psychology , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , psychiatry
Changes in rituals and routines between drinking and sobriety were examined in families in treatment due to paternal alcohol abuse. Information was gathered through a semistructured family interview. Recurrent disruptions of rituals and routines were found between different phases in the drinking cycle. Disruptions were found typically with regard to the fathers’ participation in rituals and routines, the parental roles and responsibility, the affective quality of the rituals, and the general family climate. Four categories of families were distinguished based on amount and type of disruptions in family rituals and routines (i.e. protecting, emotional disruptive, exposing, and chaotic families). Implications for intervention are described.