Examining the Well-Being of Nonclinical College Students: Is Knowledge of the Presence of Parental Alcoholism Useful?.

Wright, Deborah M.; Heppner, P. Paul

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Publication Date: 1993

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Examining the Well-Being of Nonclinical College Students: Is Knowledge of the Presence of Parental Alcoholism Useful?

Wright, Deborah M.; Heppner, P. Paul

Journal of Counseling Psychology, v40 n3 p324-34 Jul 1993

Examined relationship of parental alcoholism and family functioning to problem-solving appraisal, social support, interpersonal cognitive schema, and substance use among 40 adult children of alcoholics (ACOAs) and 40 non-ACOAs. Participants from dysfunctional families reported more negative problem-solving appraisal and interpersonal cognitive schemata than participants from functional families. Psychological adjustment appears multidetermined, not simple consequence of parental alcoholism. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Adult Children, Alcoholism, College Students, Family Life, Family Problems, Higher Education, Parent Background, Problem Solving, Social Cognition, Social Support Groups, Well Being

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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