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This study provides an overview of mental health of children living with fathers who have substance use disorder (SUD). The main variables of the study are perceived mother, father, peer attachment and depression. The study was conducted on two groups of children (n = 300, mean age = 13.7 years). Group 1 (n = 150) consisted of children of fathers with SUD and group 2 consisted of children of fathers without SUD (n = 150). In order to measure the variables, Urdu versions of Inventory of Perceived Parental and Peer Attachment- Revised (IPPA-R) and Center for Epidemiological Studies- Depression scale for children (CES-DC) were used. The research design consisted of a correlational and comparative analysis using SPSS v 20. Drug rehabilitation centers served as the primary source of data for group 1 along with field visits. For group 2, data was gathered from private schools of Karachi. It was hypothesized that mother, father, and peer attachment would show a significant negative correlation with depression in group 1. Moreover, the study also explored the level of prediction by parental and peer attachment on the outcome variable of depression. Differences were also calculated through the use of independent samples t-test in the study. Results indicated strong negative correlation between father attachment and depression, moderate negative correlation between mother attachment and depression and weak negative correlation between peer attachment and depression in group 1 (children of fathers with SUD). Standard multiple regression analysis showed that attachment with mothers, fathers and peers predicted 57.2% variance in the outcome variable of depression. Similarly, comparison of scores between group 1 and group 2 showed significant mean differences on all primary variables of the study. Findings indicate that children’s well-being is negatively impacted by the presence of substance use disorder in fathers and a more holistic treatment and preventive approach is needed to improve the well-being of children living in such circumstances.

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Children in the Shadow of Drugs- Risks of Paternal Substance Dependence

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    2025年

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  • Ayesha Zia

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This study provides an overview of mental health of children living with fathers who have substance use disorder (SUD). The main variables of the study are perceived mother, father, peer attachment and depression. The study was conducted on two groups of children (n = 300, mean age = 13.7 years). Group 1 (n = 150) consisted of children of fathers with SUD and group 2 consisted of children of fathers without SUD (n = 150). In order to measure the variables, Urdu versions of Inventory of Perceived Parental and Peer Attachment- Revised (IPPA-R) and Center for Epidemiological Studies- Depression scale for children (CES-DC) were used. The research design consisted of a correlational and comparative analysis using SPSS v 20. Drug rehabilitation centers served as the primary source of data for group 1 along with field visits. For group 2, data was gathered from private schools of Karachi. It was hypothesized that mother, father, and peer attachment would show a significant negative correlation with depression in group 1. Moreover, the study also explored the level of prediction by parental and peer attachment on the outcome variable of depression. Differences were also calculated through the use of independent samples t-test in the study. Results indicated strong negative correlation between father attachment and depression, moderate negative correlation between mother attachment and depression and weak negative correlation between peer attachment and depression in group 1 (children of fathers with SUD). Standard multiple regression analysis showed that attachment with mothers, fathers and peers predicted 57.2% variance in the outcome variable of depression. Similarly, comparison of scores between group 1 and group 2 showed significant mean differences on all primary variables of the study. Findings indicate that children’s well-being is negatively impacted by the presence of substance use disorder in fathers and a more holistic treatment and preventive approach is needed to improve the well-being of children living in such circumstances.