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- Title
THE USE OF SELF-HELP TERMINOLOGY IN FOCUS-GROUP DISCUSSIONS WITH ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS: IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE.
- Authors
Fiese, Barbara H.; Scaturo, Douglas J.
- Abstract
Three focus-group sessions were conducted with adult children of alcoholics (ACOA) to identify central issues related to parenting. The sessions were taped and transcribed verbatim. Qualitative analysis was conducted and three themes identified: presumed commonality of experience, misused professional terminology, and family role assignments. The first two themes appeared to be directly tied to self-help experiences, whereas the third theme was more closely related to parenting issues. Recommendations are made for researchers and clinicians to assist in distinguishing self-help jargon from genuine individual life experiences in high-risk populations.
- Subjects
CHILDREN of people with alcoholism; PARENTING; DISCUSSION; FAMILY roles; HEALTH self-care; PEOPLE with alcoholism; PARENT-child relationships; PHYSICIANS; FAMILIES
- Publication
Family Therapy: The Journal of the California Graduate School of Family Psychology, 1995, Vol 22, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0091-6544
- Publication type
Article