酗酒者成年子女的聚类分析

Cluster analysis of adult children of alcoholics.

作者信息

D'Andrea L M, Fisher G L, Harrison T C

机构信息

Counseling and Educational Psychology Department, University of Nevada, Reno 89557.

出版信息

Int J Addict. 1994 Apr;29(5):565-82. doi: 10.3109/10826089409047400.

DOI:10.3109/10826089409047400

PMID:8034372

Abstract

To determine if adult children of alcoholics (ACOA) are heterogeneous with respect to personality characteristics, 97 ACOAs took the California Psychological Inventory (CPI), and the results were analyzed through cluster analysis techniques. The resulting three-cluster solution showed that, in one subgroup (44%), all CPI scales were at or above the mean; another subgroup (40%) achieved scores at or slightly below the mean; and the third subgroup's (16%) scores were considerably below the mean. Therefore, clinical claims regarding ACOAs may only be accurate for a small proportion of ACOAs. Research on resiliency in children may explain why many ACOAs have normal personality profiles.

摘要

为了确定酗酒者的成年子女（ACOA）在人格特征方面是否存在异质性，97名酗酒者的成年子女接受了加利福尼亚心理调查表（CPI）测试，并通过聚类分析技术对结果进行了分析。最终得到的三类分组结果显示，在一个亚组（44%）中，CPI所有量表得分均在均值及以上；另一个亚组（40%）得分处于均值或略低于均值；而第三个亚组（16%）的得分则远低于均值。因此，有关酗酒者成年子女的临床论断可能仅适用于一小部分酗酒者的成年子女。对儿童复原力的研究或许可以解释为何许多酗酒者的成年子女具有正常的人格特征。