Child Outcomes of Having a Parent with an AUD

Author

Faith A. Shank, Loyola University MarylandFollow
Kirsten Petrarca, Loyola University MarylandFollow
Carolyn Barry, Loyola University MarylandFollow

Periodical Title

Modern Psychological Studies

Volume

25

Number

1

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Abstract

Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) affects not only the diagnosed individuals, but also those around them. This review explores how an AUD can affect parenting styles and, in turn, children’s development in four main areas of development (physical health, academic abilities, social development, and mental health). Generally, parents with an AUD negatively impact the child’s development (weight issues, poor academic skills, and aggressiveness). Existing limitations of the literature and future research directions are discussed, such as the use of cross-sectional studies and need for more clinical and longitudinal studies. Also, research on this topic extensively covers the situations of children within their nuclear families, but less is known about alternate family structures. Lastly, real-world implications of the findings are discussed.

Subject

Psychology

Keyword

Children of alcoholics; alcohol use disorder

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Recommended Citation

Shank, Faith A.; Petrarca, Kirsten; and Barry, Carolyn (2019) "Child Outcomes of Having a Parent with an AUD," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 25: No. 1, Article 1.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol25/iss1/1