Abstract

OLIVEIRA, Margareth da Silva; WERLANG, Blanca Susana Guevara  and  WAGNER, Marcia Fortes. The relationship between alcoholic beverage ingestion and paternal drinking habits. Bol. psicol [online]. 2007, vol.57, n.127, pp.205-214. ISSN 0006-5943.

This study presents the results of a research conducted in Porto Alegre that investigated the relationship between alcohol consumption and paternal drinking habits. The study aims to analyze the association between father’s drinking habits and alcohol consumption patterns. The sample was composed by 473 participants, 289 of them had no alcoholic history, 42 were alcoholics under ambulatory treatment and 142 were hospitalized alcoholic patients. Results showed a strong association between paternal and person’s drinking habits, reinforcing the idea that paternal alcohol consumption can be a risky factor regarding alcoholism.

Keywords : Beverage ingestion; Paternal habits; Alcoholism.

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