Parenting under the influence: The effects of opioids, alcohol and cocaine on mother–child interaction

dc.contributor.authorSlesnick, N., Feng, X., Brakenhoff, B., & Brigham, G. S.
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-11T15:58:35Z
dc.date.available2018-07-11T15:58:35Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractNearly 20% of adults receiving treatment for a substance use disorder live with their minor children (Stanger et al., 1999) and women in drug use treatment are twice as likely as men to have children in their household (Wechsberg et al., 1998). Parental drug use impacts the family through reduced family resources such as money and food, and researchers consistently note parenting deficits among substance users (Solis, Shadur, Burns, & Hussong, 2012). Little is known about differences in parenting and mother-child interaction among mothers with different drugs of choice or among mothers of older children, between 8 to 16 years. This study reports the findings from a sample of treatment seeking opioid, alcohol and cocaine using mothers and their 8-16 year old child. Findings from a mother-child observational task and self-reported parenting measure indicated less undermining autonomy and mother maternal acceptance among opioid compared to alcohol addicted mothers. African American mothers were observed to have fewer negative interactional behaviors than Whites and both African American mothers and children self-reported higher firm control and maternal acceptance. Overall, mothers appeared to struggle with effective discipline with older versus younger children. Findings offer useful information to clinicians seeking to effectively tailor their interventions to women and children who present with different drugs of abuse, race/culture and developmental stage of child.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSlesnick, N., Feng, X., Brakenhoff, B., & Brigham, G. S. (2014). Parenting under the influence: The effects of opioids, alcohol and cocaine on mother–child interaction. Addictive behaviors, 39(5), 897-900.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4012539/
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/3885
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAddictive Behaviorsen_US
dc.subjectparentingen_US
dc.subjectsubstance abuseen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectneglecten_US
dc.titleParenting under the influence: The effects of opioids, alcohol and cocaine on mother–child interactionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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