Generational Alcoholism; The association between parental alcoholism and their children’s dependence on/abuse of alcohol

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Hannah Meyers

I am a sophomore psychology major at Wesleyan, and a member of the Wesleyan varsity field hockey team. I am from Bethesda, Maryland, and attended high school in Washington, DC. 

Abstract: My project investigates the association of individuals’ alcohol abuse and dependence with their parent’s history of alcoholism. My project focuses specifically on comparing the influence of paternal and maternal alcoholism on their children’s behavior.