Parental Alcoholism as a Determinant of Drinking Styles in Their Adult Children

A Review
Running head: PARENTAL ALCOHOLISM AS A DETERMINANT OF
DRINKING
Parental Alcoholism as a Determinant of
Drinking Styles in Their Adult Children: A review
Considerable research has been conducted in recent years on
the personality characteristics of adult and adolescent children
of alcoholics ( Berkowitz & Perkins, 1988; Seefeldt & Lyon,
1992). In order for us to examine some of the literature
concerning the drinking patterns of adult children, we will
begin by examining other defining traits that are seen as
generally characteristic of adult chil…