Citation

Wall AM, Wekerle C, Bissonnette M. Alcohol Treat. Q. 2000; 18(3): 49-60.

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(Copyright © 2000, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

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Abstract

The present study investigated whether individuals' beliefs about the cognitive, behavioral, and affective outcomes associated with alcohol consumption (alcohol outcome expectancies; AOEs) varied as a function of family history of alcoholism (FH- versus FH+) and child abuse experiences (low versus high). Three hundred and thirty-three adults (212 women) undergoing residential treatment for drug and/or alcohol abuse completed a battery of self-report questionnaires that assessed their pre-treatment alcohol consumption patterns, maternal and paternal problem drinking, AOEs, and various forms of child abuse (i.e., emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, as well as witnessing parental violence). Four discrete groups were formed that varied according to family history of alcoholism and childhood abuse. Family history of alcoholism was consistently associated with higher levels of childhood abuse, with women being over-represented in the high abuse categories. While no significant gender by group status interactions were found, women, in comparison to men, expected greater sociability, sexuality, and cognitive-behavioral impairment. In comparison to individuals raised in non-alcoholic homes characterized by low levels of child abuse, participants from alcoholic homes who experienced high levels of abuse were more likely to expect negative AOEs (i.e., cognitive-behavioral impairment, risk/aggression, and self-perception) and outcomes associated with feelings of power and courage. Among those who were raised in non-alcoholic families, individuals who experienced high levels of child abuse were also more likely to expect alcohol-related aggression. The present findings suggest that, among treatment seeking adults, COAs are a heterogeneous group that differ in terms of their child abuse histories and also the specific AOEs they hold. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 2000. Copyright © 2000 by The Haworth Press)

Adult Female
Adult Male
Adult Substance Use
Adult Survivor
Male Victim
Male Substance Use
Female Victim
Female Substance Use
Substance Use Causes
Alcohol Use Causes
Child Abuse Effects
Child Abuse Victim
Child Female
Child Sexual Abuse Effects
Child Sexual Abuse Victim
Child Male
Child Physical Abuse Effects
Child Physical Abuse Victim
Child Victim
Childhood Experience
Childhood Victimization
Psychological Victimization Effects
Sexual Assault Effects
Sexual Assault Victim
Long-Term Effects
Domestic Violence Effects
Domestic Violence Victim
Child Witness
Witnessing Spouse Abuse
Witnessing Violence Effects
Children of Battered Women
Substance Use Perceptions
Adult Perceptions
Parent Substance Use
Partner Violence
Violence Against Women
Interparental Violence
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