The Influence of Family Factors on the Executive Functioning of Adult Children of Alcoholics in College.
This study examined executive functioning in college aged adult children of alcoholics (ACOAs; n = 84) and non-ACOAs (188). We examined whether characteristics of the family environment and family responsibility in one's family of origin were associated with executive functioning above the contribut...
| Published in: | Family Relations Vol. 57; no. 3; pp. 404 - 415 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
July 2008
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