Research
Family Chaos and Readiness to Change Problematic Alcohol Use
This study assesses how family interactions impac an individual's readiness to change problematic behaviors specific to alcohol use. The purpose of the study was to furthe understand the relationship between perceived family functioning (based on the Family Circumplex model) of people who use alcohol, and their readiness to change problematic alcohol use based on the Transtheoretical model. Using the FACES-IV instrument and the URICA scale to relate the Family Circumplex model with the Transtheoretical model, the study tested eight hypotheses about the relationship between a specific family characteristic and a person's readiness to change problematic alcohol use. The family characteristics and readiness to change scores of 140 participants were analyzed using a multiple linear model. Results indicated tha the statistical model, using the FACES-IV to predict scores on the URICA's readiness to change scale, was not significant However, when assessing each variable from the FACES-IV Chaos was found to be a significant variable. The implications of this result and recommendations for further research are discussed.
