The children of alcoholics suffer a variety of problems related to the alcoholism of parent. The adult children of
alcoholics report serious emotional difficulties in their adult libes which they relate to their childhood family environment
and particularly to the alcoholism of one or both parents. The author studied characteristics of 102 high school students who are not the drug users and whose father is problem drinkers or alcoholics by questionnaire. The results are as follows：
1) Friend relationships(male/female) Join with many same sex friends after school(49.7/51.0%), many opposite sex friends(25.2/13.2%).
2) The factor related with school and personal life(male/female)
(1) School life；vague plan of enter a school of higher grade(32-34/15-37%), dislikes keep going school(11.9/9.4%).
(2) Out of school life；run away；27.4/9.4%, average staying day during run away episode；4.5/6 days, legal problem；
67/28.3%
(3) Deviant behavior；experience of cafe；14/15.1%, ear ring(male)；4.6%, hair staining；7.4/5.7%.
(4) Attitude to opposite sex；wants feeling good or charming opposite sex(43.7/24.5%), wants opposite sex who compensate past difficult life(41.5/37.7%), willing tolerate to hard treat from opposite sex(36.3/3.8%), willing terminate relation with opposite sex if treated hardly(7.4/26.4%).
(5) Attitude to social phenomenon；positives to adolescents who rides auto bicycle(24.4/15.1%), cuoricity to mind altering
drugs(20/20.8%), feeling of unfortunate future(10.4/27.8%).
3) Characteristics Get in frustration and depression when the things is not good(59.3/69.8%), tendency to shy, sensitive and insecure (51.9/28.3%), frequently suffering(48.1/62.3%), less self confidence since childhood(44.4/43.4%), intolerable about immediate satisfaction(41.5/26.4%), less verbal expression due to shyness(40.7/22.6%), frequently thinks about express angry feeling or yelling(39.3/47.2%), emotionally very sensitive(39.3/ 41.5%), thinks anythings must be tolerate(35.6/26.4%), hopeless about future(34.1/50.9%), complete character change from good to bad(28.9/18.9%), unasserting due to low confidency(25.2/ 26.4%).
4) Values
(1) Familial obligation and role： Must please others mood(65.9/60.4%), must adapt situation (64.4/69.8%), must effort not disturb family image(53.3/62.3%), must not showing his/her own feeling(35.6/18.9%), must work hard(20.7/17.0%), don’t trust others(12.6/7.0%), must take responsibilities(11.9/11.3%).
(2) Consequences of dysfunctional family： ① Characteristics of relationship； Difficult express his/her own feeling(51.1/45.3%), can’t enjoy playing that make relaxation(35.6/45.3%), fear of uncontrol (28.9/18.9%), overcritical for self(28.9/28.3%), difficulty in human relationship(28.9/20.8%), fear of abandonment(25.2/ 28.3%), take too much responsibilities(16.3/1.9%), various psychosomatic symptoms(14.8/35.8%), continiue unhealthy relationship(11.1/5.7%), abnormally too loyal to others(10.4/ 3.8%). ② Characteristics of behabior； Heavy smoking(38.5/15.1%), compulsive spending money (34.8/26.4%), overeat(33.3/37.7%), over sleep(24.4/18.9%), compulsive exercise(20.7/5.7%), heavy drinking(17.8/7.5%), overworks(16.3/13.2%), drinks too much caffeine(11.9/7.5%), compulsive gambling(8.9/0.0%), take a hard drugs than alcoholic beaverage(4.4/0.0%).
5) Health
(1) Psychological symptom；loss of interest about school (43.7/37.7%), not clear association(34.1/50.9%), depression
(28.9/41.5%), anxiety(23.7/45.3%), frequent suicidal idea(20.0/ 43.4%), change sleep cycle(12.6/18.9%),
(2) Somatic symptom；frequent fatigue and pain(65.2/62.3%), lethargy(51.1/66.0%), heavy cough and sputum(49.6/
26.4%), urticaria(45.9/41.5%), frequent dyspnea(43.7/37.7%), anorexia(36.3/28.3%), frequent memory block(32.6/24.5%),
frequent flue and delaying heal(28.1/20.8%), dyspepsia(25.2/41.5%),
6) My roles in family First born child as a hero/heroin who competely do his/her responsibilities(57.0/41.5%), problem makers(34.8/28.3%), last child who doesn’t take any responsibilities(31.1/26.4%), lost child who can’t receive any concern from family(13.3/13.2%).
7) History of our familial dysfunction.
(1) Parental family；poor developmental enviroments(38.5/39.6%), alcohol problems(35.6/52.8%), early parental loss
(14.8/13.2%), opposite sex problem(8.9/13.2%), gambling problems(4/9.4%),
(2) Maternal family；poor developmental enviroments(28.9/ 26.4%), alcohol problems(8.1/5.7%), early parental loss(6.7/
9.4%), opposite sex problem(0.7/0.0%), gambling problems (3.7/0.0%).
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