Download or read book A Descriptive Comparison of Personality Characteristics of a Selected Population in a University Setting of Adult Children of Alcoholics and Adults Raised in Non alcoholic Environments written by Steven Robert Kowa and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Exploration of the Personality Characteristics and Interpersonal Relating Behaviors of Adult Children of Alcoholics written by Christine M. Plansker and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Comparative Study of the Personality Characteristics of Adult Children of Alcoholics Compared with the Personality Characteristics of Non adult Children of Alcoholics Among a College Student Population written by Steven Robert Kowa and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Adult Children of Alcoholics written by Cynthia Ann Walker and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study investigated how adult children of alcoholics differ from adult children of non-alcoholics when measured on the personality characteristics of autonomy, inferiority and intimacy. The subjects were randomly selected from the employees of a large school district in southeast Virginia. Each subject received a questionnaire package that included the Adjective Check List, Personal Orientation Inventory, Children of Alcoholics Screening Test and The Personal History Questionnaire. The return rate for questionnaire packages was 72%. All subjects were volunteers and their identities remained anonymous to the researcher. The sample size was 130. The subjects were placed in the adult children of alcoholics group (n = 86) if they were parented by an alcoholic and scored six or above on the Children of Alcoholics Screening Test (CAST). Subjects were placed in the adult children of non-alcoholics group (n = 44) if they were not parented by an alcoholic and scored below six on the CAST. The subjects were compared on the autonomy and abasement scales of the Adjective Check List, and the capacity of intimate contact (C) scale of The Personal Orientation Inventory. There was no statistically significant difference found between the two groups when a t-test was employed with the alpha level set at the.05. A Bonferroni method was used to control for alpha since several questions were studied. For this population which was primarily white, well-educated, employed, females, there was no statistically significant difference between adult children of alcoholics and adult children of non-alcoholics for the variables of autonomy, inferiority and intimacy. However, self-reported adult children of alcoholics scored statistically significantly higher on the Children of Alcoholics Screening Test (CAST) than did self-reported adult children of non- alcoholics using a t-test with the alpha level set at.05. All self reported adult children of alcoholics scored six or above on the CAST. This research was based on the work of Erik Erikson and his developmental stage approach. These findings would indicate that some children of alcoholics may not be in need of treatment or a recovery program.
Download or read book Characteristics of Alcoholics Anonymous Members Raised in Alcoholic Homes who Do Or Do Not Attend Adult Children of Alcoholics Meetings written by William McNamara and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Comparison of Evangelical Christian Adult Children of Alcoholics and Nonalcoholics on Selected Personality and Religious Variables written by Sandra Donnis Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study investigated selected personality characteristics and religious perceptions of evangelical christian adult children of alcoholics to determine if they differed significantly from those of evangelical adult children of non-alcoholics. Subjects were divided into control (n = 62) and experimental (n = 67) groups by their scores on the children of alcoholics screening test, distrustfulness, denial of feelings, depression, guilt-proneness, and need to control were measured by the sixteen personality factor questionnaire. To determine if there were significant differences between adult children of alcoholics and adult children of non-alcoholics, mean scores from the two groups were compared using t-tests. Religious perception problems were measured by the personal data questionnaire, a 23 item questionnaire addressing demographics, family history, and religious perceptions. The t-test was performed on each group's mean score of perceived religious problems, which were problems experiencing God's love and forgiveness, trusting God's will, believing biblical promises, and forgiving others. Chi-square tests were used to determine which of the four problem areas differed significantly; the first three differed at p = [lesser than] .001, the last at p = [lesser than] .01. Four of six hypotheses were confirmed (p = [lesser than] .001); they were those predicting that adult children of alcoholics would be significantly more distrusting, depressed, guilt-prone, and would experience significantly more problems in their religious perceptions than adult children of non-alcoholics. Subjects' perceptions of their families of origin, current life satisfaction, and numerous personal and familial variables were analyzed by chi-square tests. In comparison to controls, adult children of alcoholics were significantly (p = [lesser than] .001) more apt to have sought therapy recently, to perceive their families of origin as less loving and secure, and to perceive their marriages and their current lives as less satisfying. In the same comparison, they had been married formerly to alcoholic spouses, and sexually abused as children significantly more often (p = [lesser than] .01). Evangelical christian adult children of alcoholics exhibit the same troubling personality characteristics as general population adults raised in alcoholic homes; they do not seem to be "immunized" by their faith. This finding was discussed, and recommendations were made to researchers, clinicians, and clergypersons.
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Download or read book Personality Characteristics of Adult Children of Alcoholic Parents written by Margaret Rose Paccione-Dyszlewski and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present study was designed to investigate whether the personalities of adult children of alcoholics differ in some way from individuals who do not have an alcoholic parent. Women (N = 122) were divided into an adult children of alcoholic parents group (ACAP, n = 61) and an adult children of nonalcoholic parents group (ACNP, n = 61) based on their score on the Children of Alcoholics Screening Test. Subjects reporting either a history of substance abuse or a current alcohol dependence problem were eliminated from the study. Subjects were then administered the primary research instrument, the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16 PF). The factors under investigation were warmth (A), ego strength (C), dominance (E), superego strength (G), protension (L), shrewdness (N), guilt proneness (O), and ergic tension (Q4). The findings of the study are based on the results of several statistical procedures. In order to determine the degree to which the personality factors under investigation were related, Pearson correlation coefficients were computed for the combined groups. Results indicated significant relationships between the following cluster of five factors: ego strength (C), dominance (E), protension (L), guilt proneness (O), and ergic tension (Q4). A MANOVA revealed a statistically significant difference between the ACAP group and the ACNP group. Univariate results of the eight factors produced statistically significant differences between the ACAP group and the ACNP group on two factors, guilt proneness (O) and ergic tension (Q4). Children of alcoholics were more likely to be guilt prone and tense. As the result of the conventional predictive methods suggested a dichotomy between the ACAP and the ACNP groups, clustering strategies were applied to examine more specific group placement. Results of the various procedures strongly supported the suggestion of a dichotomy between the groups by producing a highly statistically significant cluster solution to the group placement of subjects by clustering methods. Both the results of the conventional predictive methods and the clustering strategies provide empirical support for the assumption that the experience of having an alcoholic parent in some systematic way influences the personality development of an adult exposed to this experience in a way that is demonstrably and reliably different from the personality development of an adult not exposed to this experience. Results are discussed and directions for further research are proposed..
Download or read book Personality Characteristics Observed in Adults Raised in Alcoholic Families written by Paula O'Neil Donius and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The major objective of this study was to provide empirical data to support clinical observations regarding personality characteristics of adults raised in alcoholic families. These adults were compared to general population adults to determine whether there were significant differences between the two groups. The adults from alcoholic families were divided into three groups: males, females, and males and females together. Subjects were 167 adults aged 22 to 67, 69 males and 98 females. All subjects completed The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire and a General Data Form. Six scales on The Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire were examined, and the three groups of adults from alcoholic families were compared to three comparable standardization groups. Eighteen hypotheses were formulated that predicted that certain personality characteristics would be significantly greater in adults from alcoholic families than in general population adults. The six scales examined were submissiveness versus dominance, restraint versus impulsivity, expediency versus conformity, timidity versus boldness, trust versus distrust, and self-assurance versus insecurity. All three groups were found to be significantly more dominant, more distrustful, and more insecure than the general population. Males and females together were found to be significantly more serious and pessimistic; males and females together and males alone were found to be significantly more timid and apprehensive. Males alone were found to be significantly more expedient, disregarding of the rules, and self-indulgent. It is suggested that future research explore differences between male and female offspring in alcoholic families and differences in outcomes relating to the sex of the alcoholic parent, whether one or both parents are alcoholic, and whether another relative is alcoholic. More brain research and research in genetics are needed to help explain how the predisposition to alcoholism is transmitted from generation to generation. More research is also needed to ascertain why certain conditions, such as learning disabilities, eating disorders, allergies, and uni-polar and bi-polar disorders are seen so frequently in alcoholic families. Are they interrelated; and, if so, how are they interrelated?
Download or read book Personality Characteristics of Adult Children of Alcoholics Compared to Control Subjects written by Marianne M. Schumacher and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Personality Types Learning Styles and Family Roles written by Karen Elaine Brown and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Personality Characteristics and Perceptions of Family Environment for Adult Children of Alcoholic Parents and Adult Children of Nonalcoholic Parents written by Marianne McClure and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Personality Subtypes Among Adult Children of Alcoholics written by Anu Radha Sharma and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Comparative Study of the Aspects of Adjustment Among Adult Children of Alcoholics and Adult Children of Nonalcoholics in the Form of Personality Characteristics and Its Relationship to the Description of Codependent Behavior written by Karen Biddy and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Adult Children of Alcoholics written by Janet G. Woititz and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1980's, Janet Woititz broke new ground in our understanding of what it is to be an Adult Child of an Alcoholic. In this updated edition of her bestseller she re-examines the movement and its inclusion of Adult Children from various dysfunctional family backgrounds who share the same characteristics. After decades of working with ACoAs she shares the recovery hints that she has found to work. Read Adult Children of Alcoholics to see where the journey began and for ideas on where to go from here.
Download or read book Personality Characteristics and Personality Styles of Adult Children of Alcoholics as Compared with Adult Children of Nonalcoholics written by George David Thomson and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Intrapsychic Features of Adult Children of Alcoholics written by Stephanie Carlson and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
