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Personal and parental problem drinking: effects on problem-solving performance and self-appraisal.

S L Slavkin1, R G Heimberg, C D Winning

  • 1University at Albany, NY 12222.

Addictive Behaviors
|January 1, 1992
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Children of problem drinkers (COPDs) showed better problem-solving skills than others. However, personal alcohol abuse negatively impacted performance, with differing self-appraisals based on parental drinking history.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Behavioral Science
  • Addiction Studies

Background:

  • Parental alcohol abuse is a significant risk factor for offspring.
  • Previous research often assumes negative outcomes for children of problem drinkers (COPDs).
  • Understanding the nuanced effects on cognitive abilities like problem-solving is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate problem-solving performance and self-appraisals in college students with and without a parental history of problem drinking.
  • To examine the influence of personal alcohol abuse on these factors.
  • To explore how parental history moderates the relationship between alcohol abuse and self-perceived problem-solving ability.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of problem-solving performances and self-appraisals.

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  • Inclusion of college-age subjects with and without a parental history of problem drinking.
  • Assessment of personal alcohol abuse and its correlation with performance and self-perception.

    • Main Results:

    • Children of problem drinkers (COPDs) were rated as slightly more effective problem-solvers than non-COPDs.
    • Personal alcohol abuse negatively affected problem-solving performance irrespective of parental history.
    • Alcohol-abusing COPDs accurately appraised their poor problem-solving, while alcohol-abusing non-COPDs overestimated their abilities.

    Conclusions:

    • The assumption of universally poorer problem-solving in COPDs is challenged.
    • Personal alcohol abuse impacts problem-solving, but self-appraisal discrepancies vary with parental history.
    • Cognitive self-awareness regarding problem-solving is differentially affected by alcohol abuse in relation to familial risk.