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In various research studies, The LOT has been shown to have good internal consistency and test-retest reliability (Goodman, Knight, & Du. The LOT is a 12 -item measure that is used to indicate generalized outcome expectancies of the respondent (Scheier & Carver, 1985). 55% COAs Measur es Optimism The Life Orientation Test (LOT) was utilized to assess optimism.Working class families from an inner-city.Age range = 15 -19 years old Mean age =16. 215 adolescent girls and boys and their fathers.Adolescents were recruited through a variety of ways including through presentations at their school, alcohol and drug treatment programs, guidance counselors, and community organizations such as the YMCA Sample.This study utilized data that was collected in Time 1 (between 19931998) and Time 2 (collected between 1998 - 2003) Data was collected at three different time points. The RISK project began in 1993 and is still ongoing.A longitudinal study designed to study children of substance dependent fathers from adolescence into adulthood.The associations between self-esteem, optimism, and alcohol abuse were not significant. The adolescents were followed into their adulthood as part of a longitudinal research project.

The sample was composed of 215 adolescents ages 15 -19 (62% girls, 65% Caucasian, 55% COAs) and their fathers. Another goal was to examine the ways in which self-esteem and optimism were related to adolescent and young adult alcohol abuse in COAs and non. One goal of the study was to explore these concepts separately by examining the relationships between self -esteem and alcohol abuse, optimism and alcohol abuse, and self-esteem and optimism. Cauley Ohannessian University of Delaware and Victor Hesselbrock, Principal Investigator University of Connecticut School of Medicine Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between self-esteem, optimism, and alcohol abuse in a sample of COAs and non. The Effects of Self-Esteem and Optimism on Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Young Adults With and Without a History of Paternal Substance Dependence Juliet R.