Citation

McGaha JE, Leoni EL. Adolescence 1995; 30(118): 473-482.

Affiliation

Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Gerardeau 63701-4799, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Libra Publishers)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7676881

Abstract

Experts in the fields of child development, psychology, and criminology agree that family system variables play a key role in the development of delinquent and other deviant behaviors. Professionals in the field of substance abuse estimate that there may be at least 22 million children who have been or are currently being raised in homes with substance-abusing parents. Many studies have documented the relationships between being raised in such an environment and a variety of emotional and deviant characteristics. These individuals have been found to suffer from low self-esteem, depression, anger, and a variety of acting-out behaviors. This study investigated the differences between incarcerated juveniles from substance-abusing families and those from non-substances-abusing families. Significant differences were found in the areas of family violence, abuse; runaway, and self-reported substance abuse.

Language: en