Additional analyses comparing the two groups on the dependent variables showed that fathers in the alcoholic group consumed more alcohol and had higher numbers of alcohol symptoms compared to fathers in the non-alcoholic group (see Table 1). Mothers in the alcoholic group did not differ from mothers in the non-alcoholic group in alcohol consumption3. In addition, fathers and mothers in the alcoholic group were significantly more depressed and had lower marital satisfaction at 12, 24, and 36 months compared to fathers and mothers in the non-alcoholic group. Fathers in the alcoholic group displayed less warmth/sensitivity with their children at 24 months than fathers in the non-alcoholic group while mothers in the alcoholic group displayed less warmth/sensitivity with their children at 24 and 36 months compared to mothers in the non-alcoholic group.
