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Couples at Risk for Transmission of Alcoholism: Protective Influences
Author(s) -
BENNETT LINDA A.,
WOLIN STEVEN J.,
REISS DAVID,
TEITELBAUM MARTHA A.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
family process
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.011
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1545-5300
pISSN - 0014-7370
DOI - 10.1111/j.1545-5300.1987.00111.x
Subject(s) - operationalization , psychology , sociocultural evolution , disengagement theory , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , gerontology , sociology , philosophy , epistemology , anthropology
A two‐generation, sociocultural model of the transmission of alcoholism in families was operationalized and tested. Sixty‐eight married children of alcoholic parents and their spouses were interviewed regarding dinner‐time and holiday ritual practices in their families of origin, and heritage and ritual practices in the couples' current generation. Coders rated transcribed interviews along 14 theory‐derived predictor variables, nine for the family of origin and five for the current nuclear family. Multiple regression analysis was applied in a two‐step hierarchical method, with the dependent variable being transmission of alcoholism to the couple. The 14 predictor variables contributed significantly (p < .01) to the couple's alcoholism outcome. A general theme of selective disengagement and reengagement for couples in families at risk for alcoholism recurrence is discussed.