ArticleSubstance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy2021
Associations between parental alcohol problems in childhood and adversities during childhood and later adulthood: a cross-sectional study of 28047 adults from the general population.
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- Early Exposure to a Parent's Alcohol Use Disorder as an Adverse Childhood Experience: Neurobiological and Clinical Consequences in Adulthood.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026Review
- Attitudes Towards Drinking in the Presence of Small Children: Do the Associations With Parenthood and Own Risky Drinking Change When Per Capita Alcohol Consumption Declines?Drug and alcohol review · 2026Article
- Child maltreatment and substance use: associations with alcohol use, nicotine use, and quality of life in a Norwegian population sample.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Associations between parental alcoholism and delinquent behaviours among youth: exploring serial and parallel mediation by posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, anxiety symptoms and impulsivity.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
- Parental Alcohol Intoxication, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Negative Psychological Reactions to Childhood Adversities: Cross-Sectional and Prospective Data from the Population‑Based HUNT Study.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2024Article
- Perceived parental alcohol problems and drinking patterns among adolescents in Sweden.Addictive behaviors reports · 2024Article
- Problematic familial alcohol use and adolescent outcomes: Do associations differ by parental education?Nordisk alkohol- & narkotikatidskrift : NAT · 2023Article
- Problematic parental substance use, childhood family structures and adverse outcomes in young adulthood.Nordisk alkohol- & narkotikatidskrift : NAT · 2023Article
- Age, β-endorphin, and sex dependent effects of maternal separation on locomotor activity, anxiety-like behavior, and alcohol reward.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2023Article
- "I Grew Up Amidst Alcohol and Drugs:" a Qualitative Study on the Lived Experiences of Parental Substance Use Among Adults Who Developed Substance Use Disorders Themselves.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAdverse childhood experiences (ACE) are related to adverse physical and mental health outcomes. However, few larger studies based on a general population sample with age groups ranging from young adults to elderly have investigated whether parental alcohol problems increase the risk of offspring subjective reports of ACE both during childhood and current adult adversities. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between parental alcohol problems and adversities during childhood and later in adulthood.
methodsThe 28,047 respondents were adults (> 18 years old) from the general population who participated in the Norwegian Counties Public Health Survey. The study had a cross-sectional design and included respondents' evaluations of childhood experiences and current adult adversities. The short version of the Children of Alcoholics Screening Test (CAST-6, cut-off ≥3) measured parental alcohol problems. Multivariable logistic regression was adjusted for gender, age, and education.
resultsGrowing up with parental alcohol problems strongly increased the risk of experiencing a dysfunctional family environment during childhood (odds ratio [OR] 6.84; 95% confidence interval [CI] 6.36-7.36), perceiving childhood as difficult (OR 5.01; 95% CI 4.58-5.49), and reporting a lack of support from a trusted adult (OR 3.07; 95% CI 2.86-3.29). Parental alcohol problems were associated with a modestly increased risk of harmful alcohol use (OR 1.38; 95% CI 1.29-1.48), but the association with struggling with bad memories was strong (OR 4.56; 95% CI 4.17-4.98).
conclusionsParental alcohol problems increased the risk of offspring experiencing adversities during both childhood and adulthood. Providing supportive services to these children and their families and addressing this issue as part of treatment is important to prevent alcohol related harm.
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