Family of origin functioning and use of coping strategies among adult daughters of alcoholic fathers
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Two questionnaires, the Self-Report Family Inventory (SFI) and coping strategies items taken from the Health and Daily Living Adult Form B (HDL), were used to investigate family environment measures that discriminate adult daughters of alcoholic fathers (ACA) from adult daughters of non-alcoholic fathers (non-ACA), to determine if coping strategies differ among ACA and between ACA and non-ACA. Subjects were sought to complete demographic information and the two questionnaires through community counseling centers and churches.
ANOVA results indicated that ACA differed significantly and in the direction of less competence from non-ACA on measures of: Health, Conflict, Cohesion, and Expressiveness, but not on Leadership (