Attributional Style, Depression, and Self-esteem: Adult Children of Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Parents
- ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Mary Ballard Ph.D., Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- Appalachian State University (ASU )
- Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/
Abstract: Undergraduate adult children of alcoholics (ACOAs; N = 57) were compared
to children of nonalcoholic parents (CONAs; N = 100) on measures of the
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), self-esteem, and attributional style. ACOA
status was determined using the Children of Alcoholics Screening Test (Jones,
1981). ACOAs were found to have significantly higher scores on the BDI and
to have significantly lower self-esteem, as measured by the Index of Self- Esteem,
than CONAs. ACOAs were also more likely to have a depressive attributional
style, in that they perceived failure as more internal, stable, and global than
CONAs. Further, females had significantly higher BDI scores than males.
Attributional Style, Depression, and Self-esteem: Adult Children of Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Parents
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Bush, S., Ballard, M. E., & Fremouw, W. (1995). Attributional style, depression, and self-esteem: Adult Children of alcoholic and non-alcoholic parents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 24(2): 177-185. (Apr 1995) Published by Plenum Press (ISSN: 1573-6601).
- Language: English
- Date: 1995