Family Drug Use

Research Paper # 103841

Child, Youth Issues
Psychology > Behaviorism
Psychology > Child and Adolescent

Family Drug Use

An examination of family dysfunction and drug abuse among young people.

2,617 words () | 5 sources | APA | 2008 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper reviews the scholarly literature as it pertains to family dysfunction and to the susceptibility of adolescents to drug abuse. Additionally, the paper provides a brief proposal of a qualitative research design the author has employed as a means of investigating how family dynamics shape the drug use tendencies of young people. The paper also looks at how parental drug abuse creates a greater predilection for drug abuse in young people.

Outline:
Literature Review of Studies Conducted On the Relationship between Family Dysfunction and Drug Abuse Among Young People
Proposed Study
Contributions, Benefits of the Study

From the Paper:

"Soroor Parvizy et al (2005) employed an interview of 41 individuals using a content analysis. The data collection process was a series of semi-structured interviews but, while detail is provided with regards to the themes identified, no information was given with regards to whether or not the interviewees were randomly selected or not; on the surface, it would appear to be non-experimental. In any case, the major findings of the study are certainly interesting. According to Parvizy et al (2005), various factors - peer factors, low self-esteem or a feeling of general helplessness - all played a role in the decision to embark on the path to addiction. However, one significant factor also was that those who resorted to this behavior also had parents who were disinterested in the lives of their children and made no effort to correct behavior when they saw their children ingesting drugs. "

Sample of Sources Used:

Babow, Irving, and Rowe, Robin. (1990). Adolescence, 25(100): 791-798.
Baker, Amy L. (2005). The long-term effects of parental alienation on adult children: A qualitative research study. American Journal of Family Therapy, 33(4): 289-302.
Hillier, L. (2004). Homophobia and the production of shame: young people and same sex attraction. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 6(1): 79-94.
Parvizy, Soroor, Nikbaht, Alireza, Tehrani, Said Pournaghash, and Shahrokhi, Sholeh. (2005). Adolescents' perspectives on addiction: Qualitative study. Nursing & Health Sciences, 7(3): 192-198.
Riehman, Kara S., Bluthenhal, Ricky, Juvonen, Jaana, and Morral, Andrew. (2003). Adolescent social relationships and the treatment process: findings from quantitative and qualitative analyses. Journal of Drug Issues, 33(4): 865-896.