TY - JOUR
AU - Knight, Sharon M.
AB -  Abstract Children of alcoholics (COAs) are a population at-risk for alcoholism and other problems to whom primary prevention efforts are appropriately directed. Concerns have been raised about attempts to identify and label COAs, particularly COAs in non-therapeutic settings such as schools who do not voluntarily self-disclose as COAs. A qualitative study of 15 academic attainers who were alcoholics' daughters was conducted for the purpose of gaining a contextual understanding of these women as girls in school and in their families of origin. Data emerged from the study that relate to the issue of identifying and labeling COAs in schools. The experiences and perceptions of the informants revealed a major theme of surviving by hiding: they perceived parental alcoholism as stigmatizing and sought to conceal knowledge of their parents' problem from others. They survived in the schooling environment, in part, by “masquerading as normal,” and actively worked to avoid the possibility of being discovered as a COA. More research that explores the consequences of identifying and labeling this at-risk population is warranted. 
TI - Identifying and Labeling School-Aged Children of Alcoholics: Insights Voiced by Academic Attainers Who are Daughters of Alcoholics
JF - Journal of Health Education
DO - 10.1080/10556699.1993.10610047
DA - 1993-08-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/taylor-francis/identifying-and-labeling-school-aged-children-of-alcoholics-insights-HF1CTSV1aM
SP - 196
EP - 202
VL - 24
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -