Citations

• Psychiatric nurse delivered group‐cognitive‐behavioral therapy for internalizing behavior problems among children of parents with alcohol use disorders
  Dayananda B. Omkarappa, Sreevani Rentala, Prasanthi Nattala
  Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing.2021; 34(4): 259.     CrossRef
• Gender Differences in Anxiety, Depression, and Self-Esteem among Children of Alcoholics
  Dayananda Bittenahalli Omkarappa, Sreevani Rentala, Prasanthi Nattala
  Indian Journal of Psychiatric Nursing.2021; 18(2): 79.     CrossRef
• The association between paternal psychopathology and adolescent depression and anxiety: A systematic review
  Alice Wickersham, Daniel Leightley, Marc Archer, Nicola T. Fear
  Journal of Adolescence.2020; 79(1): 232.     CrossRef
• Psychological characteristics of adolescents from functional and dysfunctional families with fathers' alcoholism
  Grujić Simonović
  Engrami.2018; 40(2): 4.     CrossRef

Background
Drinking problem is known to affect not only patients but also their offsprings. This study purposed to examine the drinking behaviors and emotional aspects of university students whose fathers have drinking problems. Methods: Fathers' drinking problems of 208 students were measured by father‐short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test. The degree of alcohol use, anxiety, and depression were measured by AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test), Zung's self‐rating anxiety and depression scales. Results: The male students whose fathers have drinking problems showed higher rate of binge drinking (adjusted OR 3.72; 95% CI 1.03∼13.5), heavy drinking (adjusted OR 2.64; 95% CI 1.13∼6.62), and harmful and hazardous drinking (adjusted OR 4.12; 95% CI 1.30∼12.89) than the male students whose fathers do not have drinking problems. The female students whose fathers have drinking problems showed higher rate of depression (adjusted OR 9.29; 95% CI 1.91∼24.31) than the female students whose fathers do not have drinking problems. Conclusion: The results suggest that primary care physicians in a university setting need to evaluate and counsel drinking problems in male students, and emotional aspects in female students whose fathers have drinking problems. (J Korean Acad Fam Med 2007;28:902-908)

Background
: Adolescence is an important period with respect to health promotion, because development of health behavior at this stage is the foundation of health in adults. Among the social factors, family factor which affects the primary social function can be the most fundamental. We investigated the effects of fathers' health behavior on the health behavior of their children during adolescence.

Methods : From June to August 1999, 300 adolescent students from middle schools and high schools of areas including four cities (Seoul, Incheon, Anyang, Gunpo) and their fathers were questioned about general characteristics and health behavior such as smoking, alcohol drinking, exercise, duration of sleep, body weight, height and eating habits for breakfast ('Alameda 7'). The relationship between fathers' health behavior and their adolescents' health behavior was analyzed by chi-squared test.

Results : Among 300 adolescents and their fathers, 211 pairs responded appropriately to the questionnaires. Adolescent's smoking was not associated with father's smoking. In drinking there was no significant association between fathers and adolescents, but in drinking amount, fathers' high drinking amount was significantly associated in all students, especially in females and high school students. Regular diet, exercise, sleep did not show significant association between father and adolescent. The proportion of obesity in adolescents whose fathers were obese was significantly greater compared to those whose fathers were not.

Conclusion : High drinking amount and obesity had a statistical significance of association between fathers and adolescents. When we consider adolescents' health behavior, their fathers' health behavior must be considered.