Do young children of alcoholics hold more positive or negative alcohol-related expectancies than controls?

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Do young children of alcoholics hold more positive or negative alcohol-related expectancies than controls?

Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Nov 1998

Wiers R W, Gunning W B, Sergeant J A

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Alcohol-related expectancies and alcohol use were examined in 185 children of alcoholics (COAs) and controls, aged 7 to 18 years. Concerning the expectancies of young COAs, two contrasting hypotheses have been proposed: COAs should hold more negative expectancies than controls due to aversive lea...

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Adolescent
Alcohol Drinking
Alcoholism
Child
Child of Impaired Parents
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Male
Motivation
Reference Values
Risk Factors
Set, Psychology

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