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ERIC Number: EJ509564
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0090-1482
Adult Children of Alcoholics: An Examination of the Category.
Shemwell, G. Henry, Jr.; And Others
Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, v40 n3 p109-18 Spr 1995
Reports results of a survey of 89 graduate students using criteria taken from popular literature describing the adult children of alcoholics (ACOA) category. No empirical support is found for the ACOA category as defined in popular literature (no significant differences in how ACOA students and non-ACOA students responded to items that are considered ACOA characteristics). (LKS)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Development, Emotional Disturbances, Family Characteristics, Family Problems, Graduate Students, Interpersonal Relationship, Intimacy, Locus of Control, Parent Influence, Self Esteem, Social Development, Trust (Psychology)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Adult Children of Alcoholics