The Bristol Social Adjustment Guide: comparison between the offspring of alcoholic and non-alcoholic mothers.
A German translation of the BSAG was completed by class-teachers of children whose mothers had a history of alcoholism. These children were judged as showing significantly more over-reactive behaviour in school than a control group of children whose mothers had no previous alcohol abuse. Furthermore, the alcoholic mothers also reported more over-active behaviour in their own childhood. The results are supportive of retrospective studies with adult alcoholics which indicate that childhood hyperactivity may be one precursor of subsequent alcohol abuse.
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D012917:Social Adjustment