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KMID : 0870520080120020093
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Journal of Korean Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
2008 Volume.12 No. 2 p.93 ~ p.96
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Temperament Character Profiles and Drinking Expectancies of Children of Alcoholics
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Lee Hong-Seock
Lee Sang-Kyu
Kim Hyung-Tae
Son Bong-Ki
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Abstract
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Objectives：Alcohol dependence has been known to be a disease affecting family members, especially children as well as patients themselves. This research was designed to assess the temperament, character patterns, drinking expectancies, and problematic drinking behaviors in adolescents of alcoholics.
Methods：Data from 1087 middle school students was collected to analysis. All subjects completed the questionnaire asking the history of experience with alcohol, two screening tests for children of alcoholics (CAST-K and F-CAGE), temperament and character inventory for junior (JTCI), problem oriented screening instrument for teenagers (POSIT-alcohol), and alcohol expectancy questionnaire (AEQ). ANOVA and Chi-square test were used to analyze the data.
Results：1) The children of alcoholics (CAST-K score ≥13 & F-CAGE ≥2) were 111 (10.2%), problematic (7≤CAST-K <13 or CAST-K score ≥13 & F-CAGE <2) were 232 (21.3%) and normal parents (CAST-K ≤6) were 744 (68.4%). 2) The POSIT score was highest in the children of alcoholics, and lowest in the children of normal. 3) The children of alcoholics had higher novelty seeking (NS), harm avoidance (HA), self-transcendence (ST) and lower reward dependence (RD), self-directedness (SD) and reported more the positive expectancies for their drinking behaviors than the other groups (normal or problematic drinking parent’s children).
Conclusion： The children of alcoholics would have more likelihood of similarity in temperament character pattern with the addictive personality and this result suggested that we should take into consideration in the development of prevention and intervention focused in the adolescents of alcoholics. The preventive program should include some different methods of strengthening some character factors (self directedness and cooperativeness), and education for lessening alcohol expectancies.
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KEYWORD
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Children of alcoholics, Temperament, Character, Drinking Expectancy
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