Abstract
Familial alcoholism is associated with various types of psychopathology in offspring, yet most studies do not differentiate maternal from paternal alcoholism. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of maternal and paternal alcoholism and gender on alcohol consumption, an alcohol-related self-cognition, and four types of psychopathologic symptoms in young adults. Data were drawn from a study designed to examine the role of the self-concept in alcoholism and recovery. The sample included young adults with a current DSM-IV diagnosis of alcohol dependence (n = 25), those with a history of DSM-IV alcohol dependence who were abstinent for at least 12 months (n = 18), and nonalcoholic controls (n = 23). Regression analyses showed that 1) alcoholism on the paternal side of the family independently predicted drinking behavior and symptoms of social phobia over and above the effects of current alcohol dependence, 2) neither alcoholism on the maternal nor paternal side of the family predicted the alc...
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