The Alcoholic Family: A Communication Perspective.

Autor/inn/en	Vartabedian, Laurel C. Klinger; Vartabedian, Robert A.
Titel	The Alcoholic Family: A Communication Perspective.
Quelle	(1980), (12 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Adults; Alcoholism; Behavioral Science Research; Communication Problems; Communication Research; Communication (Thought Transfer); Family Problems; Interaction; Interaction Process Analysis; Interpersonal Relationship; Research Needs; Social Problems; Spouses + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Alkoholismus; Kommunikationsbarriere; Kommunikationsforschung; Communication; thought; Kommunikation; Gedanke; Familienkrise; Interaktion; Prozessanalyse; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Forschungsbedarf; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Ehepartner
Abstract	Currently researchers are reexamining the validity of viewing alcoholics outside of their most important social unit: the family. However, a review of the current research shows little directly addressing how communication patterns influence and possibly sustain alcoholic behavior within the family setting. One study suggests that alcoholism and treatment are more social than psychological considerations, and treatment should focus on positive interaction within the family structure. A wife's participation in treatment was found to improve the chances of her husband's abstinence, but there has been no study to determine if the nonalcoholic husband with an alcholic wife manifests the same characteristics as a nonalcoholic wife. One study observed that alcoholism provides a channel for venting emotions when other communication has broken down. If alcoholism is not caused by poor communication, it results in communication problems. While therapists have examined communication behavior from a pragmatic viewpoint while counseling alcoholic families, little research has been done with communication theory as a basis of analysis. A combination of communication research with studies on the alcoholic family appears to be a promising step toward understanding the problem. (HTH)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01