Document Type

Article

Publication Date

December 2017

Publication Title

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly

Volume

36

Issue Number

1

First Page

86

Last Page

100

DOI

10.1080/07347324.2017.1387035

Keywords

Social support online, adult offspring, harmful alcohol use, communication

Abstract

The authors categorized communication strategies employed to exchange social support (type and person centeredness) in three online forums about parents with harmful drinking. Data included discussion postreplies over 2 months; N = 1,644 units of analysis. Support type categories were identification, emotional, informational, network, and esteem. For person centeredness, most messages were moderate (expressed sympathy, provided distraction), followed by high (helped with feelings), and then low (minimized feelings). Adult offspring of parents with harmful drinking predominantly communicate self-interested forms of support in online forums. Based on principles of supportive communication, esteem support and high person centeredness may enhance social support in these settings.

Comments

SJSU users: use the following link to login and access the article via SJSU databases.This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly on 12/8/2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/07347324.2017.1387035

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