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A Comparison of Personality Correlates of Self-Identified and Nonidentified Adult Children of Alcoholics

Patti K. Hampsten-1996-01-01-Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy
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This study compared personality traits of adult children of alcoholics with adults who did not come from alcoholic home environments, for the purpose of developing treatment protocols. It was hypothesized that 1) there would be differences between clinical ACOA's and non-clinical ACOA's, 2) clinical ACOA's would differ from non-ACOA's, 3) non-clinical ACOA's would differ from non-ACOA's. Four groups were used in the comparison, adult children of alcoholics in treatment, adult children of alcoholics with no treatment history, non-adult children of alcoholics in treatment, and non-adult children of alcoholics with no treatment history. The fifty-two female participants were administered the Children of Alcoholics Screening Test to determine ACOA status and the Personality Screening Inventory to measure specified personality traits (Alienation, Social Nonconformity, Discomfort, Expression, Defensiveness). Partial support was found for two of the three hypotheses. The first hypothesis whic

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This study compared personality traits of adult children of alcoholics with adults who did not come from alcoholic home environments, for the purpose of developing treatment protocols. It was hypothesized that 1) there would be differences between clinical ACOA's and non-clinical ACOA's, 2) clinical ACOA's would differ from non-ACOA's, 3) non-clinical ACOA's would differ from non-ACOA's. Four groups were used in the comparison, adult children of alcoholics in treatment, adult children of alcoholics with no treatment history, non-adult children of alcoholics in treatment, and non-adult children of alcoholics with no treatment history. The fifty-two female participants were administered the Children of Alcoholics Screening Test to determine ACOA status and the Personality Screening Inventory to measure specified personality traits (Alienation, Social Nonconformity, Discomfort, Expression, Defensiveness). Partial support was found for two of the three hypotheses. The first hypothesis whic

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PsychologyPersonalityMinnesota Multiphasic Personality InventoryMillon Clinical Multiaxial InventoryNonconformityClinical psychologyPsychiatryPersonality test

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