Citation

Ullman AD, Orenstein A. Adolescence 1994; 29(113): 1-11.

Affiliation

Tufts University, MA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Libra Publishers)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8036968

Abstract

From a review of recent literature, support was found for the hypothesis that the power of an alcoholic parent within a household is related to whether offspring become alcoholic. In considering reasons for this relationship, it is suggested here that children and adolescents are more likely to emulate and identify with a powerful alcoholic parent and, through these processes, learn that alcohol can make them feel powerful.

Language: en