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Sampling issues in research on adult children of alcoholics: adolescence and beyond.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10841300     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A critical examination of 98 studies on adult children of alcoholics, published from 1986 to 1995, was prompted by suggestions that sampling issues confound research findings. Over half of the studies that were reviewed involved college students. It is important to understand the methodology used in creating a knowledge base that relies heavily on late adolescent and young adult offspring of alcoholics. Thus, two main questions were asked when reviewing these studies: What methods were employed to classify offspring as being children of alcoholics? To what extent does our knowledge about adult children of alcoholics depend on college student samples and clinical samples?
Authors:
M O Vail; H Protinsky; A Prouty
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Meta-Analysis    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Adolescence     Volume:  35     ISSN:  0001-8449     ISO Abbreviation:  Adolescence     Publication Date:  2000  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-10-02     Completed Date:  2000-10-02     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0123667     Medline TA:  Adolescence     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  113-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Marriage and Family Therapy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg 24061, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Alcoholism / psychology*
Child of Impaired Parents / psychology*
Female
Humans
Male
Personality Development*
Sampling Studies
Selection Bias

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