Marital interaction in alcoholic and nonalcoholic couples: Alcoholic subtype variations and wives' alcoholism status

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 121-130

  Floyd, Frank J ^a   Cranford, James A ^b   Daugherty, Michelle Klotz ^c   Fitzgerald, Hiram E ^c   Zucker, Robert A ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol and marriage; Alcoholic subtypes; Antisocial alcoholism; Discordant alcoholism diagnoses; Marital interaction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY INTERACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MARRIAGE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW; SPOUSE;

EID: 33644553818     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.115.1.121     Document Type: Review

References (72)

1. Amato, P. R., & Rogers, S. J. (1997). A longitudinal study of marital problems and subsequent divorce. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 59, 612-624.
2. American Psychiatric Association. (1994). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
3. Babor, T. F. (1996). The classification of alcoholics: Typology theories from the 19th century to the present. Alcohol Health and Research World, 20, 6-17.
4. Becker, J. V., & Miller, P. M. (1976). Verbal and nonverbal marital interaction patterns of alcoholics and nonalcoholics. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 37, 1616-1624.
5. Billings, A. G., Kessler, M., Gomberg, C. A., & Weiner, S. (1979). Marital conflict resolution of alcoholic and nonalcoholic couples during drinking and nondrinking sessions. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 40, 183-195.
6. Cahalan, D., Cisin, I. H., & Crossley, H. M. (1969). American drinking practices: A national study of drinking behavior and attitudes. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies.
7. Chilcoat, H. D., & Breslau, N. (1996). Alcohol disorders in young adulthood: Effects of transitions into adult roles. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 37, 339-349.
8. Cloninger, C. R., Bohman, M., & Sigvardsson, S. (1981). Inheritance of alcohol abuse: Cross-fostering analysis of adopted men. Archives of General Psychiatry, 38, 861-868.
9. Dyson, V., Appleby, L., Altman, E., Doot, M., Luchins, D. J., & Delehant, M. (1998). Efficiency and validity of commonly used substance abuse screening instruments in public psychiatric patients. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 17, 57-76.
10. Erdman, H. P., Klein, M. H., Greist, J. H., Skare, S. S., Husted, J. J., Robins, L. N., et al. (1992). A comparison of two computer-administered versions of the NIMH Diagnostic Interview Schedule. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 26, 85-95.
11. Fals-Stewart, W., & Birchler, G. R. (1998). Marital interactions of drug-abusing patients and their partners: Comparisons with distressed couples and relationship to drug-using behavior. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 12, 28-38.
12. Fals-Stewart, W., & Birchler, G. R. (2001). A national survey of the use of couples therapy in substance abuse treatment. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 20, 277-283.
13. Fals-Stewart, W., Birchler, G. R., & O'Farrell, T. J. (1999). Drug-abusing patients and their intimate partners: Dyadic adjustment, relationship stability, and substance use. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 108, 11-23.
14. Fals-Stewart, W., Leonard, K. E., & Birchler, G. R. (2005). The occurrence of male-to-female intimate partner violence on days of men's drinking: The moderating effects of antisocial personality disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73, 239-248.
15. Feighner, J. P., Robins, E., Guze, S. B., Woodruff, R. A., Jr., Winokur, G., & Munoz, R. (1972). Diagnostic criteria for use in psychiatric research. Archives of General Psychiatry, 26, 57-63.
16. Fincham, F. D. (2003). Marital conflict: Correlates, structure, and context. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 12, 23-27.
17. Finn, P. R., Mazas, C. A., Justus, A. N., & Steinmetz, J. (2002). Early-onset alcoholism with conduct disorder: Go/no go learning deficits, working memory capacity, and personality. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 26, 186-206.
18. Floyd, F. J. (2004). Communication Skills Test (CST): Observational system for couples' problem-solving skills. In P. K. Kerig & D. H. Baucom (Eds.), Couple observational coding systems (pp. 143-157). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
19. Floyd, F. J., & Markman, H. J. (1984). An economical observational measure of couples' communication skill. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 52, 97-103.
20. Floyd, F. J., O'Farrell, T. J., & Goldberg, M. (1987). Comparison of marital observational measures: The Marital Interaction Coding System and the Communication Skills Test. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 55, 423-429.
21. Gottman, J. M. (1979). Marital interaction: Experimental investigations. New York: Academic Press.
22. Gottman, J. M. (1993). The roles of conflict engagement, escalation, and avoidance in marital interaction: A longitudinal view of five types of couples. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 61, 6-15.
23. Gottman, J. M. (1994). What predicts divorce? The relationship between marital processes and marital outcomes. Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
24. Gottman, J. M., Coan, J. A., Carrere, S., & Swanson, C. (1998). Predicting marital happiness and stability from newlywed interactions. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 60, 5-22.
25. Gottman, J. M., & Notarius, C. I. (2000). Decade review: Observing marital interaction. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 62, 927-947.
26. Haber, J. R., & Jacob, T. (1997). Marital interactions of male versus female alcoholics. Family Process, 36, 385-402.
27. Ham, H. P., Zucker, R. A., & Fitzgerald, H. E. (1993, June). Assessing antisocial behavior with the Antisocial Behavior Checklist: Reliability and validity studies. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Chicago, IL.
28. Hasin, D. S. (1991). Diagnostic interview for assessment: Background, reliability, validity. Alcohol Health and Research World, 15, 293-302.
29. Heyman, R. E. (2001). Observation of couple conflicts: Clinical assessment applications, stubborn truths, and shaky foundations. Psychological Assessment, 13, 5-35.
30. Iacono, W. G., Carlson, S. R., Taylor, J., Elkins, I. J., & McGue, M. (1999). Behavioral disinhibition and the development of substance-use disorders: Findings from the Minnesota Twin Family Study. Development and Psychopathology, 11, 869-900.
31. Ichiyama, M. A., Zucker, R. A., Fitzgerald, H. E., & Bingham, C. R. (1996). Articulating subtype differences in self and relational experience among alcoholic men using structural analysis of social behavior. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 64, 1245-1254.
32. Jacob, T., Haber, J. R., Leonard, K. E., & Rushe, R. (2000). Home interactions of high and low antisocial male alcoholics and their families. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 61, 72-80.
33. Jacob, T., & Krahn, G. L. (1988). Marital interactions of alcoholic couples: Comparison with depressed and nondistressed couples. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 56, 73-79.
34. Jacob, T., & Leonard, K. E. (1988). Alcoholic-spouse interaction as a function of alcoholism subtype and alcohol consumption interaction. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 97, 231-237.
35. Jacob, T., Leonard, K. E., & Haber, J. R. (2001). Family interactions of alcoholics as related to alcoholism type and drinking condition. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 25, 835-843.
36. Jacob, T., Ritchey, D., Cvitkovic, J. F., & Blane, H. T. (1981). Communication styles of alcoholic and nonalcoholic families when drinking and not drinking. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 42, 466-482.
37. Jellinek, E. M. (1960). The disease concept of alcoholism. New Haven, CT: Hillhouse Press.
38. Kelly, A. B., Halford, W. K., & Young, R. M. (2002). Couple communication and female problem drinking: A behavioral observation study. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 16, 269-271.
39. Kessler, R. C., Walters, E. E., & Forthofer, M. S. (1998). The social consequences of psychiatric disorders, III: Probability of marital stability. American Journal of Psychiatry, 155, 1092-1096.
40. Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K., & Newton, T. L. (2001). Marriage and health: His and hers. Psychological Bulletin, 127, 472-503.
41. Knox, D. (1971). Marriage happiness: A behavioral approach to counseling. Champaign, IL: Research Press.
42. Leadley, K., Clark, C. L., & Caetano, R. (1999). Couples' drinking patterns, intimate partner violence, and alcohol-related partnership problems. Journal of Substance Abuse, 11, 253-263.
43. Leckman, J. F., Sholomskas, D., Thompson, W. D., Belanger, A., & Weissman, M. M. (1982). Best estimate of lifetime psychiatric diagnosis: A methodological study. Archives of General Psychiatry, 39, 879-883.
44. Leonard, K. E. (1999). Alcohol use and husband marital aggression among newlywed couples. In X. B. Arriaga & S. Oskamp (Eds.), Violence in intimate relationships (pp. 113-135). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
45. Leonard, K. E. (2002). Alcohol and substance abuse in marital violence and child maltreatment. In C. Wekerle & A. M. Wall (Eds.), The violence and addiction equation: Theoretical and clinical issues in substance abuse and relationship violence (pp. 194-219). New York: Brunner-Routledge.
46. Leonard, K. E., & Roberts, L. J. (1998). The effects of alcohol on the marital interactions of aggressive and nonaggressive husbands and their wives. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 107, 602-615.
47. Marshal, M. P. (2003). For better or for worse? The effects of alcohol use on marital functioning. Clinical Psychology Review, 23, 959-997.
48. McCrady, B. S., & Epstein, E. E. (1995). Directions for research on alcoholic relationships: Marital- and individual-based models of heterogeneity. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 9, 157-166.
49. Mudar, P., Leonard, K. E., & Soltysinski, K. (2001). Discrepant substance use and marital functioning in newlywed couples. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 69, 130-134.
50. Murphy, C. M., & O'Farrell, T. J. (1994). Factors associated with marital aggression in male alcoholics. Journal of Family Psychology, 8, 321-335.
51. Murphy, C. M., & O'Farrell, T. J. (1997). Couple communication patterns of maritally aggressive and nonaggressive male alcoholics. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 58, 83-90.
52. Prescott, C. A., & Kendler, K. S. (2001). Associations between marital status and alcohol consumption in a longitudinal study of female twins. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 62, 589-604.
53. Quigley, B. M., & Leonard, K. E. (2000). Alcohol and the continuation of early marital aggression. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 24, 1003-1010.
54. Regier, D. A., Farmer, M. E., Rae, D. S., Locke, B. Z., Keith, S. J., Judd, L. L., et al. (1990). Comorbidity of mental disorders with alcohol and other drug abuse: Results from the Epidemiologic Catchment Area (ECA) Study. Journal of the American Medical Association, 264, 2511-2518.
55. Roberts, L. J., & Leonard, K. E. (1998). An empirical typology of drinking partnerships and their relationship to marital functioning and drinking consequences. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 60, 515-526.
56. Roberts, L. J., & Linney, K. D. (2000). Alcohol problems and couples: Drinking in an intimate relational context. In K. B. Schmaling & T. G. Sher (Eds.), The psychology of couples and illness: Theory, research, and practice (pp. 269-310). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
57. Robins, L. N., Helzer, J. E., Croughan, J., & Ratcliff, K. S. (1981). National Institute of Mental Health Diagnostic Interview Schedule: Its history, characteristics, and validity. Archives of General Psychiatry, 38, 381-389.
58. Room, R. (2000). Measuring drinking patterns: The experience of the last half century. Journal of Substance Abuse, 12, 23-31.
59. Schuckit, M. A. (1978). Research questionnaire. San Diego, CA: Mimeo, Alcoholism Treatment Program, VA Medical Center, University of California, San Diego.
60. Selzer, M. L., Vinokur, A., & van Rooijen, L. (1975). A self-administered short Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (SMAST). Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 36, 117-126.
61. Sher, K. J., & Gotham, H. J. (1999). Pathological alcohol involvement: A developmental disorder of young adulthood. Development and Psychopathology, 11, 933-956.
62. Stephens, M. C., Kaplan, R. F., & Hesselbrock, V. M. (2003). Executive-cognitive functioning in the development of antisocial personality disorder. Addictive Behaviors, 28, 285-300.
63. Straus, M. A. (1979). Measuring intrafamily conflict and violence: The Conflict Tactics (CT) Scales. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 41, 75-88.
64. Thompson, A., & Bolger, N. (1999). Emotional transmission in couples under stress. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 61, 38-48.
65. Whisman, M. A., Sheldon, C. T., & Goering, P. (2000). Psychiatric disorders and dissatisfaction with social relationships: Does type of relationship matter? Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 109, 803-808.
66. Zucker, R. A. (1991). Scaling the developmental momentum of alcoholic process via the lifetime alcohol problems score. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 26(Suppl. 1), 505-510.
67. Zucker, R. A. (1994). Pathways to alcohol problems and alcoholism: A developmental account of the evidence for multiple alcoholisms and for contextual contributions to risk. In R. A. Zucker, J. Howard, & G. M. Boyd (Eds.), The development of alcohol problems: Exploring the biopsychosocial matrix of risk (pp. 255-289). Rockville, MD: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.
68. Zucker, R. A., Ellis, D. A., Bingham, C. R., & Fitzgerald, H. E. (1996). The development of alcoholic subtypes: Risk variation among alcoholic families during early childhood years. Alcohol Health and Research World, 20, 46-54.
69. Zucker, R. A., Ellis, D. A., Fitzgerald, H. E., Bingham, C. R., & Sanford, K. P. (1996). Other evidence for at least two alcoholisms, II: Life course variation in antisociality and heterogeneity of alcoholic outcome. Development and Psychopathology, 8, 831-848.
70. Zucker, R. A., Fitzgerald, H. E., & Moses, H. D. (1995). Emergence of alcohol problems and the several alcoholisms: A developmental perspective on etiologic theory and life course trajectory. In D. Cicchetti & D. J. Cohen (Eds.), Developmental psychopathology, Vol. 2: Risk, disorder, and adaptation (pp. 677-711). New York: Wiley.
71. Zucker, R. A., Fitzgerald, H. E., Refior, S. K., Puttler, L. I., Pallas, D. M., & Ellis, D. A. (2000). The clinical and social ecology of childhood for children of alcoholics: Description of a study and implications for a differentiated social policy. In H. E. Fitzgerald, B. M. Lester, & B. S. Zuckerman (Eds.), Children of addiction: Research, health, and public policy issues (pp. 109-141). New York: RoutledgeFalmer Press.
72. Zucker, R. A., & Noll, R. B. (1980). The Antisocial Behavior Checklist. Unpublished manuscript, Michigan State University.