RELATIONS AMONG PARENTAL ALCOHOLISM, EATING DISORDERS, AND SUBSTANCE-ABUSE IN NONCLINICAL COLLEGE-WOMEN - ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE AGAINST THE UNIFORMITY MYTH
Lb. Mintz et al., RELATIONS AMONG PARENTAL ALCOHOLISM, EATING DISORDERS, AND SUBSTANCE-ABUSE IN NONCLINICAL COLLEGE-WOMEN - ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE AGAINST THE UNIFORMITY MYTH, Journal of counseling psychology, 42(1), 1995, pp. 65-70
In an effort to examine the uniformity myth as it pertains to adult ch
ildren of alcoholics (ACAs), the relationship of presence of parental
alcoholism to eating disorder symptomatology and substance use in a no
nclinical, female college Sample was examined. In addition, within-gro
up differences among ACAs related to level of distress concerning pare
ntal alcohol use were examined. Parental alcoholism was not related to
substance use and minimally related to eating disorder symptomatology
. Level of distress differentiated among ACAs in terms of two eating d
isorder variables. The results add additional evidence to the notion t
hat not all ACAs are alike and that not all suffer from psychological
problems. Implications are discussed, and recommendations for future r
esearch are made.