Differences in perceived parental practices across attachment styles in adult children of alcoholic fathers
Background: Alcoholism is a growing problem in Pakistan. Problems related to alcoholism affects the family members especially children of alcoholics who are likely to have biased perceptions of parental practices which in turn affects their attachment patterns. Objective: To analyze the differences...
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| description | Background: Alcoholism is a growing problem in Pakistan. Problems related to alcoholism affects the family members especially children of alcoholics who are likely to have biased perceptions of parental practices which in turn affects their attachment patterns. Objective: To analyze the differences in perceptions of parental practices across three attachment styles namely avoidant, anxious/ambivalent, and secure attachments of the adults who are children of alcoholic parents. Method: The study is a correlational research design with a sample of 330 participants selected through purposive sampling technique. The participants were adults who are children of alcoholics from nuclear family systems, whose fathers were admitted in a rehabilitation center for the treatment of alcoholism for the second time. Results: MANOVA computed to examine differences in perception of parental practices across attachment styles was significant [F(12, 632) = 53.130, p < .001, Pillai's Trace = 1.003, partial eta squared = .501], indicating that those with different attachment styles perceive parental overprotectiveness, emotional warmth, and rejection differently. Conclusion: Perceptions about parental practices for father can be linked with alcoholism, while for mother the perceptions about parental practices are a product of attachment mainly. Implications: The findings can be used to devise counseling and therapeutic plans for adults who are children of alcoholics and help in educating them about the condition of alcoholism. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e52d0e2957494b44bf3859acb95c5f6f2022-12-22T04:19:33ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402022-08-0188e10317Differences in perceived parental practices across attachment styles in adult children of alcoholic fathersIvan Suneel0Elizabeth Schwaiger1Syeda Saniya Zehra2Abia Nazim3Department of Psychology, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), PakistanCorresponding author.; Department of Psychology, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), PakistanDepartment of Psychology, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), PakistanDepartment of Psychology, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), PakistanBackground: Alcoholism is a growing problem in Pakistan. Problems related to alcoholism affects the family members especially children of alcoholics who are likely to have biased perceptions of parental practices which in turn affects their attachment patterns. Objective: To analyze the differences in perceptions of parental practices across three attachment styles namely avoidant, anxious/ambivalent, and secure attachments of the adults who are children of alcoholic parents. Method: The study is a correlational research design with a sample of 330 participants selected through purposive sampling technique. The participants were adults who are children of alcoholics from nuclear family systems, whose fathers were admitted in a rehabilitation center for the treatment of alcoholism for the second time. Results: MANOVA computed to examine differences in perception of parental practices across attachment styles was significant [F(12, 632) = 53.130, p < .001, Pillai's Trace = 1.003, partial eta squared = .501], indicating that those with different attachment styles perceive parental overprotectiveness, emotional warmth, and rejection differently. Conclusion: Perceptions about parental practices for father can be linked with alcoholism, while for mother the perceptions about parental practices are a product of attachment mainly. Implications: The findings can be used to devise counseling and therapeutic plans for adults who are children of alcoholics and help in educating them about the condition of alcoholism.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240584402201605XAttachmentParental practicesAdult children of alcoholicsAlcoholism |
| spellingShingle | Ivan Suneel Elizabeth Schwaiger Syeda Saniya Zehra Abia Nazim Differences in perceived parental practices across attachment styles in adult children of alcoholic fathers Heliyon Attachment Parental practices Adult children of alcoholics Alcoholism |
| title | Differences in perceived parental practices across attachment styles in adult children of alcoholic fathers |
| title_full | Differences in perceived parental practices across attachment styles in adult children of alcoholic fathers |
| title_fullStr | Differences in perceived parental practices across attachment styles in adult children of alcoholic fathers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Differences in perceived parental practices across attachment styles in adult children of alcoholic fathers |
| title_short | Differences in perceived parental practices across attachment styles in adult children of alcoholic fathers |
| title_sort | differences in perceived parental practices across attachment styles in adult children of alcoholic fathers |
| topic | Attachment Parental practices Adult children of alcoholics Alcoholism |
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