Emotional and Behavioral Problems of Children Living With Drug-Abusing Fathers: Comparisons With Children Living With Alcohol-Abusing and Non-Substance-Abusing Fathers.

• DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.18.2.319
• Publication Date: 2004-07-16T16:49:44Z
• Authors: William Fals-Stewart; Michelle L. Kelley; Frank D. Fincham; James Golden; Timothy Logsdon
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Parenting; Substance-Related Disorders; 05 social sciences; Child Behavior Disorders; Middle Aged; Models, Psychological; 3. Good health; Conflict, Psychological; Alcoholism; Child of Impaired Parents; New England; Residence Characteristics; Humans; Female; 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences; Affective Symptoms; Child; Father-Child Relations

Although the effects of paternal alcoholism on psychosocial adjustment children are well documented, impact fathers' illicit drug abuse their is poorly understood.The purpose this study was to compare living in families with drug-abusing fathers (n ϭ 40) that who abused alcohol and non-substance-abusing 40).Children experienced more internalizing externalizing symptoms than alcoholic or fathers.Interparental conflict parenting behavior mediated relationship between family type children's adjustment.Interventions improve reduce partner may lead better among custodial fathers.