Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Προαγωγή ψυχικής υγείας - Πρόληψη ψυχιατρικών διαταραχώνLibrary of the School of Health Sciences
Author:
Tsoulfa Christina
Supervisors info:
Τζαβέλλας Ηλίας, Επιβλέπων, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Παπαρρηγόπουλος Θωμάς, Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Μασδράκης Βασίλειος, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Οι οικογενειακοί δεσμοί ως παράγοντας επικινδυνότητας για την εμφάνιση εξαρτητικών από το αλκοόλ συμπεριφορών
Translated title:
Family ties as a risk factor for developing alcohol-dependent behaviors
Summary:
Alcoholism, as alcohol dependence, is one of the most common chronic disorders in developed countries with tremendous health-related, societal and financial consequences. It constitutes a polygenic pathological condition with multifactorial etiology. This means that there is neither a clearly defined factor to cause alcoholism, nor a single reason that drives individuals to use and abuse alcohol. It has been observed that the coexistence of several factors at the same time can lead to alcohol dependence through a course that requires a sufficient amount of time. The goal of the present study was to investigate the role of the attachment relationships in family as risk factors for the presence of alcohol dependent behaviors. In order to study the specific dimension of the investigated issue, the following were selected and used: Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), Revised Conflict Tactics Scale, Perceptions of Adult Attachment Questionnaire (PAAQ), Young Schema Questionnaire-Short Form (YSQ-S3). In total, 40 participants with alcohol abuse disorders who attended either an outpatient treatment (n=20, mean age=) or a residential inpatient center (n=20, mean age=) took part in the study. The results showed that alcohol dependence is approximately 7.5% correlated to perceived early maladaptive schemas and adult attachment that is to experiences with the primary caregiver and current state of mind/attitudes toward the primary caregiver. Respectively, the Stepwise Analysis of Variance showed that adult perceived attachment and early dysfunctional schemas are the strongest predictors of alcohol dependence. In the discussion section, the results of the present study are compared with previous empirical research, while theoretical accounts of the role of early childhood experiences in the development of alcohol dependence are discussed.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Alcoholism, Attachment, Schemas, Inmate violence, Risk factors
Number of references:
108
