Substance use initiation among adolescent children of alcoholics: testing protective factors.

From: Journal of Studies on Alcohol | Date: May 1, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

The possession of cognitive coping skills, a perception of having individual control over outside events and a highly organized family environment help adolescent children of alcoholics (COAs) resist using alcohol or drugs. A three-year study of 267 adolescents, including 127 COAs, measured the buffering effect of such factors, as well as those of self-awareness and behavioral coping skills, upon the adolescent use of drugs and alcohol by COAs. High family organization and either very high or very low levels of coping ability also helped adolescents who were not COAs resist drug and alcohol ...

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