Parental substance use consequences and adolescent psychopathology

Christine McCauley Ohannessian; Victor M Hesselbrock; John Kramer; Kathleen K Bucholz; Marc A Schuckit; Samuel Kuperman; John I Nurnberger Jr

doi:10.15288/jsa.2004.65.725

Journal article

Parental substance use consequences and adolescent psychopathology

Christine McCauley Ohannessian, Victor M Hesselbrock, John Kramer, Kathleen K Bucholz, Marc A Schuckit, Samuel Kuperman and John I Nurnberger Jr

Journal of studies on alcohol, Vol.65(6), pp.725-730

11/2004

DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2004.65.725

PMID: 15700509

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Abstract

This study examines the relationship between parental substance use consequences and adolescent psychological problems by gender of the adolescent and gender of the parent. The data in this study were collected between 1989 and 1994 from 173 (116 proband and 57 control) families participating in the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism (COGA) project. All 173 adolescents (89 [51%] boys) completed the Structured Assessment Record of Alcoholic Homes (SARAH) to assess parental substance use consequences. In addition, the Semi-Structured Assessment for the Genetics of Alcoholism for Adolescents (C-SSAGA-A) was administered to all adolescents to obtain clinical psychiatric diagnoses. Concern about mother's substance use was significantly associated with adolescent alcohol dependence and major depressive disorder. In addition, concern about father's substance use was significantly related to adolescent alcohol dependence. Avoidance of mother when she was drinking or using drugs and maternal anger when drinking or using drugs also was significantly associated with adolescent alcohol dependence, conduct disorder and major depressive disorder. In contrast, avoidance of father and paternal anger when drinking or using drugs was not related to any of the adolescent diagnoses. These results suggest that maternal substance use consequences may be more closely linked to adolescent psychological adjustment than are paternal substance use consequences.

Parents - psychology

Psychology, Adolescent - statistics & numerical data

Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology

Humans

Adolescent

Substance-Related Disorders - psychology

Female

Logistic Models

Male

Chi-Square Distribution

Substance-Related Disorders - genetics

Details

Title: Subtitle: Parental substance use consequences and adolescent psychopathology
Creators: Christine McCauley Ohannessian - Department of Individual and Family Studies, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716-3301, USA. ohanness@udel.edu
Victor M Hesselbrock
John Kramer
Kathleen K Bucholz
Marc A Schuckit
Samuel Kuperman
John I Nurnberger Jr
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of studies on alcohol, Vol.65(6), pp.725-730
Publisher: United States
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2004.65.725
PMID: 15700509
ISSN: 0096-882X
eISSN: 1934-2683
Grant note: U10AA08403 / NIAAA NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 11/2004
Academic Unit: Psychiatry; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
Record Identifier: 9984004097302771

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