A Study of the Interaction Effect between Risk and Protective Factors on Adjustment Problems for Adolescent Children of Alcoholics

• Main Authors: Tzu-Ying Tseng, 曾姿穎
• Other Authors: 鄭麗珍
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/06910725344789889983

碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 社會工作學研究所 === 101 === Alcohol is a commonly misused substance in Taiwan, but we seldom pay attention to its related issues seriously. When people have drinking problem, not only themselves but also their families suffer its consequence. Families with drinking problems usually experience economic strain, family conflicts and their children often have adjustment problems behaviorally as well as emotionally. Therefore, this study has three purposes. First, it aimed to examine whether there is difference between Adolescent Children of alcoholics and non-Alcoholics on proposed risk factors, protective factors and their adjustment problems. Secondly, it examined how protective and risk factors would predict adolescent’s adjustment problems. Thirdly, using Protective Model it aslo examined whether the protective factors(self-esteem, family support and peer support) could moderate the effect of risk factors(parental alcoholism, economic strain and family conflict ) on adolescent’s adjustment problems. The study used a quantitative research approach. A data set, the Taiwan Youth Project J1 W3, was selected to test the proposed model. As a total, only 96 adolescent children of alcoholics were found. And 96 adolescent children of non-alcoholics were randomly sampled as a contrast group. Results indicated that adolescent children of alcoholics perceived more economic strains and had more behavioral adjustment problems. After controlling for gender and main effect, the moderating effects of the proposed model were found. First, based on simple slope analysis, peer support was found to have protective-reactive effect on parental alcoholic problem and their emotional adjustment problems. When their parents have no alcoholic problems, the adolescents perceived higher peer support would have less adjustment problems. But when their parents have alcoholic problems, peer support they have could not reduce their adjustment problems. Secondly, self-esteem was found to have partially protective-stabilizing effect on the relationship between family conflict and emotional adjustment problems. When perceived more family conflicts, the adolescents with higher esteem seemed to have less adjustment problems, no matter their parents with alcoholic problem or not. Lastly, family support was found to have protective- enhancing effect on the relationship between economic strains and behavioral adjustment problems. When their family experience high economic strain, the adolescents, no matter their parents with alcoholic problem or not, with higher family support had less adjustment problems. The implications for social work education, practice and policy suggestions are included.