The child in the family of a drug-using father: Attachment styles and family characteristics

Ricky Finzi-Dottan; Orna Cohen; Dorota Iwaniec; Yaffa Sapir; Abraham Weizman

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The child in the family of a drug-using father: Attachment styles and family characteristics

Ricky Finzi-Dottan, Orna Cohen, Dorota Iwaniec, Yaffa Sapir, Abraham Weizman

School of Social Work

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Abstract

The study examined the impact of family characteristics and parental attachment styles on the children of drug-using (DU) fathers in fifty-six families (n = 168) in Israel. Of the DU fathers, 60.7% were characterized by avoidant attachment style. Among the non-DU mothers, 53.6% were characterized by secure attachment style, 42.9% by avoidant style, and 3.6% by anxious/ambivalent style. Surprisingly, family cohesion and adaptability scores were similar to the Israeli norm, perhaps because the DUs had completed detoxification treatment and participated in rehabilitation programs. Of the children, 61.8% were characterized by secure attachment style, 21.8% by avoidant style, and 16.4% by anxious/ambivalent style. Stepwise regression to predict children's attachment styles revealed that maternal security of attachment and paternal anxious/ambivalent style predict similar attachment styles among the children. The important combined effects of spousal attachment styles on the children are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Impact of Substance Abuse on Children and Families
Subtitle of host publication	Research and Practice Implications
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	89-112
Number of pages	24
Volume	9780203462638
ISBN (Print)	9780203462638
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203462638
State	Published - 1 Jan 2012

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Ricky Finzi-Dottan, PhD, is Senior Lecturer, Bar Ilan University, School of Social Work, Ramat Gan, Israel 52900 (E-mail: [email protected]). Orna Cohen, PhD, is faculty member, Bob Shappell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Israel 69978 (E-mail: [email protected]). Dorota Iwaniec, PhD, is Director, Institute of Child Care Research, Queen’s University, Belfast, 7 Lennoxvale, Belfast BT9 5BY, Northern Ireland (E-mail: [email protected]). Yaffa Sapir, PhD, is Program Planner, Central School for Social Welfare Workers, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Tel Aviv, Israel (E-mail: [email protected]). Abraham Weizman, MD, is Professor of Psychiatry, Sackle Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and Head of the Research Department, Geha Mental Health Center, Petach-Tiqva, Israel.

Funders	Funder number
Petach-Tiqva
Center for Mental Health Services
Tel Aviv University
China Social Welfare Foundation
Ministry of Rural Affairs

Keywords

Children of drug-using fathers
attachment styles
family cohesion and adaptability
parental impact

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