Why some kids do well in bad situations: Relation of parental alcohol misuse and parentification to children’s self-concept
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Between 1991 and 1994 a sample of high- and low-functioning 10-18-year-old children of alcohol misusing and nonalcohol misusing parents were assessed on degree of problematic parental role functioning (parentification) and global self-concept. The high functioning children had been chosen by their teachers to receive training as peer counselors, whereas the low functioning children were in either psychiatric facilities or the custody of family and children services. The parentification scores of the latter significantly exceeded those of the former. Children of alcoholic parents also scored higher on the parentification measure than did those with nonalcoholic parents. Within the high functioning group hierarchical regression analysis revealed that while parental alcohol misuse status accounted for a small but significant amount of the variance in self-concept, the effect of this variable was substantially reduced after entering level of parentification into the equation. By contrast, within the low functioning group parental alcohol misuse status was not significantly related to self-concept whereas level of parentification was. The results are discussed within a family systems framework.
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It is possible that COA who do not take on this role are more resilient than those who take too much responsibility.
“It is possible that COA who do not take on this role are more resilient than those who take too much responsibility (Godsall, Jurkovic, Emshoff, Anderson, & Stanwyck, 2004).”
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- Authors
- Godsall, R. E., Jurkovic, G. J., Emshoff, J., Anderson, L., & Stanwyck, D.
- Affiliations
- Georgia State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Jurkovic, Gregory J.
- Venue
- Substance Use & Misuse
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2004-01
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 789-809
- ISSN
- 1082-6084 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-2491
- OpenAlex
- W2155543679
- Cited by
- 82
- References
- 41
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- FWCI
- 3.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Substance Use & Misuse (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Keywords
- parental alcohol misuse, parentification, children's self-concept, children of alcoholics, peer counseling, family systems, child functioning
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Alcoholism, Child, Environment, Female, Humans, Male, Terminology as Topic, Parent-Child Relations, Parents, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Concept, Child of Impaired Parents, Parenting
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