Adolescents and substance abuse: The effects of substance abuse on parents and siblings
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2021
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Taylor & Francis Open Access
Abstract
This study aimed to describe the adverse effects that adolescent substance
abuse has on the levels of care giving and well-being of families. The
researchers used a qualitative case study design which focused on an issue
of concern (such as adolescent substance abuse) and thus selected one case
to elucidate the issue, i.e., a single case study. The case would be the family
members of substance abusing adolescents in Mitchells Plain, a township in
Cape Town, as an exemplar for the study. Purposive sampling was used to
select 12 participants, seven parents (mothers) and five siblings. Individual
semi-structured interviews were utilized for data collection through the use of
interview schedules. The data were analysed in the form of qualitative thematic analysis where four themes emerged, which focused on the various
effects (for example, financial, physical, emotional, and distrust) on family
well-being resulting from living with a substance-abusing adolescent.
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Adolescence, Care giving, Family, Parents, Substance abuse
Citation
Dykes, G., & Casker, R. (2021). Adolescents and substance abuse: The effects of substance abuse on parents and siblings. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 26(1), 224–237. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2021.1908376