Publications by authors named "Kate Steer"
This 2005 study compared parent-child attachment in 89 American female Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOAs) as compared to 201 non-ACOAs. Women attended a large university in the southeastern United States. Participants categorized as ACOA on the Children of Alcoholics Screen Test (CAST; Jones, 1983) reported significantly more negative affect and less support from their fathers as indicated on the Parental Attachment Questionnaire (Kenney, 1987).
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- The study analyzed the impact of parentification and family responsibilities on 103 female college students who are Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOAs) compared to 233 non-ACOA women.
- ACOAs reported higher levels of parentification, emotional and instrumental caregiving, and greater experiences of unfairness in their families than their non-ACOAs counterparts.
- Those ACOAs who suspected their mothers of drinking problems experienced even more challenges in these areas compared to those whose fathers were identified as the alcohol-abusing parent.
The present study examined general and romantic attachment and parenting students received in their families of origin among 401 college students who resided with an alcohol-abusing parent prior to age 16 years as compared to those who did not reside with alcohol-abusing parents. Participants completed the Children's Report of Parent Behavior Instrument [Schludermann, E. and Schludermann, S.
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