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. 2006 Jun;20(2):126-30.
doi: 10.1037/0893-164X.20.2.126.

Parental drinking as a risk factor for children's maladjustment: the mediating role of family environment

Patricia Bijttebier  1 , Eveline Goethals
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Parental drinking as a risk factor for children's maladjustment: the mediating role of family environment

Patricia Bijttebier et al. Psychol Addict Behav. 2006 Jun.

Abstract

In the present study, the relationships among parental drinking, family environment, and child adjustment is investigated in a community sample of 207 10-14-year-olds. Multiple aspects of perceived family environment (e.g., cohesion, organization, conflict) as well as multiple indicators of adjustment (e.g., negative affect, feelings of competence, self-esteem) are taken into consideration. Parental alcohol problems are found to be associated with low family cohesion, poor family organization, and low global self-worth of the child. A mediational analysis reveals that the relation between parental drinking and low global self-worth is mediated by family cohesion.

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