Mj. Harman et al., PERSONALITY ADJUSTMENT IN COLLEGE-STUDENTS WITH A PARENT PERCEIVED ASALCOHOLIC OR NONALCOHOLIC, Journal of counseling and development, 73(4), 1995, pp. 459-462
Adjustment of 547 college students was examined by the variables of al
coholic parentage and participant gender: Results from a multivariate
analysis of variance, using the Diagnostic Inventory of Personality an
d Symptoms, indicated significant main effects for gender but not for
alcoholic parentage. Significant gender differences occurred for alcoh
ol abuse, drug abuse, paranoid psychosis, affective depression, anxiet
y disorders, psychological factors affecting physical condition, immat
ure character, and neurotic character Findings suggest that college st
udents from alcoholic homes should not be distinguished from the gener
al population in terms of their adjustment.