Alcoholic parentage, self-labeling, and endorsement of ACOA-codependent traits

被引：13

作者：

George, WH ^{[1
]}

La Marr, J ^{[1
]}

Barrett, K ^{[1
]}

McKinnon, T ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Washington, Dept Psychol, Seattle, WA 98195 USA

来源：

PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS | 1999年 / 13卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1037/0893-164X.13.1.39

中图分类号：

R194 [卫生标准、卫生检查、医药管理];

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摘要：

Traits reputed to characterize adult children of alcoholics (ACOAs) and codependent individuals were assessed among psychology undergraduates (n = 281). Students self-reporting alcoholic parentage were no different from controls on these traits or on self-reported drinking. Null effects are attributed to sample characteristics and to systematic inattention to discriminant validity concerns in the original trait formulations. Alcoholic parentage did affect willingness to self-label as ACOA and codependent. Also, regardless of parentage, participants who self-labeled as codependent scored higher on the signature traits than participants who did not self-label as codependent. This result is discussed with respect to recruitment pressures and self-fulfilling-prophecy effects engendered by the widespread dissemination of the ACOA. and codependency concepts.

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页码：39 / 48

页数：10