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ERIC Number: EJ574994
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-1096-2409
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School-Age Children of Alcoholics and Non-Alcoholics: Their Anxiety, Self-Esteem, and Locus of Control.
Post, Phyllis; Robinson, Bryan E.
Professional School Counseling, v1 n5 p36-40 Jun 1998
Using sample of 108 students from fourth to eighth grades, study seeks to further clarify three major psychological dimensions among school-aged young children of alcoholics (YCOAs). Self-esteem, anxiety level, and locus of control were compared among school-aged children with and without alcoholic parents. YCOAs reported lower self-esteem, higher levels of external locus of control, and higher level of anxiety. Discusses implications for counselors. (MKA)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Anxiety, Counselors, Early Adolescents, Elementary Education, Junior High Schools, Locus of Control, Parents, Preadolescents, Self Esteem
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Coopersmith Self Esteem Inventory; Nowicki Strickland Locus of Control Scale; State Trait Anxiety Inventory
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