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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FAMILY ROLES AND ATTACHMENT STYLES AMONG ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLIC FATHERS IN PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2020(V-III).07      10.31703/grr.2020(V-III).07      Published : Sep 2020

Relationship Between the Family Roles and Attachment Styles Among Adult Children of Alcoholic Fathers in Pakistan

Abstract

    Studies suggest that alcoholism is on the rise around the world, with many individuals facing the damaging consequences of this affliction. Children of Alcoholics (COAs) deal with several psychosocial issues that manifest themselves in the forms of defense mechanisms, or roles which affect their attachment styles and personal relationships. Purposive sampling was used on 398 participants (201 males, 197 females). The first one was for the participants (18 to 25 age range, the minimum level of education: tenth grade). The second was the fathers of the adult children, admitted in rehabilitation for alcoholism. The third foundation for setting the criteria was the family (a nuclear family system and has at least three siblings). A chisquare test for independence was significant [x2 (8, N = 398) = 433.551, p < .001], indicating that adult COAs with specific attachment styles are prone to take on certain roles within the family.

    Alcoholism, Children of Alcoholics, Attachment, Family Roles, Pakistan.

    (1) Ivan Suneel
    Assistant Professor (Chair-Person), Forman Christian College (A Chartered University) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Elizabeth Schwaiger Suneel
    Assistant Professor (Chair-Person), Forman Christian College (A Chartered University) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Sarah Anthoney
    Campus Counselor, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    TURABIAN : Suneel, Ivan, Elizabeth Schwaiger Suneel, and Sarah Anthoney. "Relationship Between the Family Roles and Attachment Styles Among Adult Children of Alcoholic Fathers in Pakistan." Global Regional Review V, no. III (2020): 56-63. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2020(V-III).07