Interpersonal Trust, Self-Disclosure and Control in Adult Children of Alcoholics

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ID13660987
AuthorsL G BRADLEY (Appalachian State University, corresponding author)
Year1990
Volume67
Issue7
Pages731-731
Publication date1990-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.67.7.731-737
PMID2287662
OpenAlexW1991996973
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited17

Personality differences between 39 adult children of alcoholics and 28 control subjects were evaluated using measures of self-disclosure, trust, and control. The former group had higher need for interpersonal control, but no differences between groups were found on trust or self-disclosure. Sex of the alcoholic parent was related to personality functioning. Subjects with alcoholic fathers had higher scores on the control measure, while subjects with alcoholic mothers had lower trust scores. For adult children of alcoholics small but significant correlations were found between distress associated with parental alcoholism and trust (lower) and reported involvement with alcohol (higher). These results provide some support for the hypothesis that the effects of parental alcoholism persist into early adulthood. The differences documented were modest and did not suggest dysfunction in the sample of adult children of alcoholics

Developmental psychology · Distress · Interpersonal communication · Interpersonal relationship · Personality · Psychiatry · Self-disclosure · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

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