use problems also attests to the importance of the interplay between alcohol-specific (e.g., parental alcohol use and problems) and alcohol-nonspecific (e.g., parenting and parent–child relationships) parental behaviors and their impact on addiction problems in offspring. While it is well established that alcohol-specific behaviors are strong predictors of adolescent and young adult offspring’s use of alcohol (Latendresse et al., 2008), there is evidence that parents’ positive alcohol-nonspecific behaviors like developing a close bond with children can substantially attenuate the offspring’s tendency toward risky behaviors and addictive disorders. The findings from this study align with such evidence.
