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The cumulative effect of intergenerational
substance abuse.
Griffing, S., Ragin, D.F., Morrison, S.M., Sage, R.E.,
Madry, L., Bingham, L.E. & Primm, B.J.
(June, 2000).
The present study examines the long-term impact of familial
substance abuse (SA) in a sample of female, minority residents
of an urban domestic violence shelter. Participants were
categorized into three groups: 1) no history of familial
SA (n=52); 2) SA in the immediate or extended family only
(n=51); or 3) SA in both the immediate and the extended
family (n=22). The results suggest a cumulative effect
of familial SA in which participants with SA in both the
immediate and the extended family appear at greatest risk
of adverse outcomes (exposure to sexual abuse, developing
a substance abuse problem, involvement with a batterer
with an SA problem, and mental health problems). The findings
suggest that the cycle of intergenerational substance
abuse and violence has strong effects on women's emotional
health, and suggest that this cycle is likely to continue
in the absence of significant intervention.
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