Influence of Parental Alcohol Dependence on Parenting and Risking Drinking
Submitted by Kira Weir
- 12 July 2018
A study published in the journal of Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research explores the association between parental alcohol problems and subsequent risky drinking and behavioural issues in adolescents.
The study utilised a sample of 1,282 adolescents aged 12-17 and their parents from the Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism coordinated by the National institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).
The study found a stronger association with a father's alcohol dependence and risk drinking behaviour in adolescent children than the association with a mother's alcohol dependence.