PROBLEMS OF CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS

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PROBLEMS OF CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS:
IDENTlFlCATlON AND IIYTERVE,NTION
THESIS
SUBMITTED TO THE MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY
FOR THE DEGREE OF
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
IN BEHAVtOURAL SCIENCE
ARAVIND THAMPI
UNDER THE GUIDANCE AND SUPERVISION OF
Dr. K.A. KUMAR
SCHOOL OF BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES
MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY
KOTTAYAM, KERALA
INDIA
JUNE 2002
CERTIFICATE
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of
This is to certrfL thu~th e thesis entitled' ~ o $ I & Ch:ld%b
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Alcoholics :I dentification and Intervention is a ncord o jb onafide study d
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research work carried out by Mr. Aravind Tharnpi under m. -y - p.i.,d ..- ame- a d
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super-isi on.
DR. K.A. KUMAR (Cwidc)
Director of Medical Education,
.Kottayam,
4+"J une 2002
DECLARATION
I, Aravind Thampi, do herebv declare that this thesis Problems of
Children of Alcoholics : Identification and Intervention has nof been
previous& submitted by me for the award of a degree. diplorno. tiile or
recognition elsewhere.
Aravind Thampi
Kottay am,
4' June 2002
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I thank Dr. K.A. Kumar, Prof. of Psychiatry, Direclor of Medical Education, Govt, of
Kerala the supervisor for his valuable suggestions, constructive criticism and never-failing
encouragement. His wivllling assistance has contributed much to the successful cornplet~ono f
the work.
I thank Ms. Shanti Ranganathan, Hony. Secretary, TT Ranganathan Clinical Research
Foundation. Chennai for giving me thought provoking insights, stimulative interactions and
the use of her library while researching for this work.
I wish to place on record my sincere thanks to Dr. V. George Mathew, Ex. Head and
Prof. of Psychology, University of Kerala, for permitting me to use the Multiple Group
Interaction Technique, IAS Rating Scale and the Mathew Maladjustment Inventory.
I would like to thanks the teachers and school authorities for their ceoperation
without which the study would never have been possible. The students who were subjected to
the psychological interventions and assessments require special thanks for their active
parkipation.
The blessings and support of my parents Dr. C.J . Thampi and Dr. Madhuravally
Thampi were the key to the completion of this work 1 wish to express my heartfelt gratitude
to them.
My wife Mrs. Jamila K. Warrier had been of immense emotional and academic
support, I wish to thank he^ for the hnts, comments and observations during the thesis
writing process.
I must also thank Ms. Sarda for the data entry and word processing work she had
done for my thesis.
Lastly i thank all my Proresstlrs, friends and well wishers who had helped me during
the varlous stages of my work by renbering their suggestions and co-operation.
AZWVTND THAMPI
CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FlCURES
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
LET OF APPENDlCES
CHAPTER PAGE
I INTRODUCTION
.
2. REVIEW OF LITERATURE
3. METHOD
4. RESULT & DlSCUSSION
5. SUMMARY &CONCLUSlON
REFERENCE
APPENDICES
LIST OF TABLES
Table No. Title Page
3.1 Detai Is of the Sample
3.2 Frequency of Boys & Girls in the sample 38
3.3 Norms for Problem Checklist for Boys 5 1
3 4 Nonns for Problem Checklist for Girls 5 1
3.5 Reliabilities for Problem Checklist (Split-Half reliab~lit~es
corrected for attenuation)
Correlations among the Problem Count variables for Boys & Girls 52
Correlations among Problem Count and personality for Boys & Girls 53
Correlations among Problem Count and Mdadjustment for Boys & Girls 54
Correlations among Maladjustment variables for Boys & Girls in the 56
Present study
Correlations among Personality Variables for Boys & Girls of the 59
present sludy
Correlations among Personality and Maladjustment for Boys & Girls 59
of the present study
Percentage of response for the Educational Problems 72
Percentage of response for Family Problems 74
Percentage of response for the Social Problems 75
Percentage OF responses for Personal Problems 76
-1'hz Means of C hildren of Alcoholics and Problem Children on the 77
14 study variables
The Means of Children of Alcoholics and Normals on the 14 study 79
variables
The Means of Problem Children and Normal Children on the 14 study 80
variables
Educational Problem count in pre, mid and post assessment for
different sub groups
Family Problem count in pre, mid and post assessments for different
sub groups
Social Problem count in pre, mid and post assessment for different
sub groups
Personal Problem count in pre, mid and post assessment for different
sub groups
Total Problem count in pre, mid and post assessment for different sub
groups
Anxiety variable in pre and post assessment for different sub groups
Depression variable in pre and post assessment for different sub groups
Mania variable in pre and post assessment for different sub groups
Inferiority variable in pre and post assessment for different sub groups
Paranoia variable in pre and post assessment for different sub groups
Total Maladjustment variable in pre and post assessment for different
sub groups
Inertia in pre and post assessment for different sub groups
Activation in pre and post assessment for different sub groups
Stability in pre and post assessment for different sub groups
Change in score from pre to post assessment for Educational Problem
count variable for the different sub groups
Change in score from pre to post assessment for Family Problem count
variable for the ditTerent sub group
Change in score from pre to post assessment for Social Problem count
variable for the different sub groups
Change in score from-pre to post assessment for Personal Problem
count variabte for the dif'ferent sub goups
C hanse in score from pre to post assessment for Total Problem count
variable for the diff~rcnstu b groups
Change in score from pre to post assessment for Anxiety variable for
the different sub groups
Change ~n score from pre to post assessment for Depression variable
for the different sub groups
Change in score from pre to post assessment for Mania variable for the
different sub paups
Change in score from prc to psi assessment for inferiority vanable for
the different sub goups
Change in score from pre to post assessment for Paranoia variable for
the different sub g~oups
Change in score from pre to post assessment for Total Maladjustment
variable for the different sub groups
Change in score from pre to post assessment for Inertia variable for
the different sub groups
Change in score from pre to post assessment for Activation variable
for the different sub groups
Change in score fram pre to post assessment for Stability variable for
the different sub groups
Two way,A nova for Expcrimcntal/Control goups and Children of
Alcoholics/Problem Children for change scores on 14 variables
Means for all cells (Intervention 0 Group) for Mania
t Values for significance of Qfferences between cell Means for Mania
Results for Girls
Mean for all the cells (Intervention - Group) for Education
Means Lbr all cells (Intervention - Group) for Anxiety
Means for all cells (intervention Groups) for Mania
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t values for significance of differences between cei l Means for Manla
Means for ali cells (Intervention Group) for Tobl Maladjustment I I8
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Two Way Anova for sex (boys and grls) and group (Experimental 119
Control) for 14 variables
Means for al I cells (Seaeween Group Intervention) for Education 120
t Value For si bwificance of dif'ferences between cell Means for 120
Education
Means For ali cell (sexlhetwmn group intervention) for Total 121
Maladjustment
t values for significance of differences between cell Means for Total 121
Maladjustment
Means for all cells (sexlbctween group intervention) for Inertia 122
t value for significance of differences between cells Means for lnertja 122
Mean improvement score in I4 variables for various sub groups 124
Summary of multivari ance Anova results tor different groups of 125
improvement scores in 14 variables for difference between Experimental
and Control groups
Univariate F tests for companson of improvement of Experimental and 12 7
Control groups in each of 14 variables
UnivariateFtestsforcomparisonofimprovementofExpwrmentaland 128
Control groups in each of I4 variables
Univariate F tests cornpanson degree of improvement in each of 14 130
variable for boys Children of Alcoholics
F tests companson degree of improvement in Experimental and Control 13 1
groups in each of 13 variables in grls Children of Alcoholics
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure No. Title Page
4.1 F'ducatronal Problem count in pre, mid and post assessment 83
for difyerent sub groups
Family Problem count in pre, mid and post assessment for
different sub groups
Social Problem count in pre, mid and post assessment for
different sub goups
Personal Problem count in pre, mid and post assessment for
different sub group
Total Problem count in pre, mid and post assessment for
different sub groups
Anxiety variable in pre and post assessment for difkrent
sub groups
Depression variable in pre and post assessment for different
sub groups
Mania variable in pre and post assessment for cb ff'erent in
sub groups
inferiority variable in pre and post assessment for dfferent
sub goup
Paranoia variable in pre and post assessment for different
sub groups
Total Maladjustment variable in pre and post assessment
for different sub groups
Inertia in pre and post assessment for dif'ferent sub groups
Activation in pre and post assessment for different sub
@"UPS
Stability in pre and post assessment for dit'ferent sub groups