Why some children of alcoholics become alcoholics: emulation of the drinker.
From a review of recent literature, support was found for the hypothesis that the power of an alcoholic parent within a household is related to whether offspring become alcoholic. In considering reasons for this relationship, it is suggested here that children and adolescents are more likely to emulate and identify with a powerful alcoholic parent and, through these processes, learn that alcohol can make them feel powerful.
Ullman
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Tufts University, MA.
Orenstein
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D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology*; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007100:Imitative Behavior; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D012307:Risk Factors