Kids’ names may be a clue to parental alcoholism
Alcoholic Myth-of-the-Month
“The more unpopular your name, the more likely you are to land in juvenile hall.”
So found a new study conducted by Shippensburg University, Pennsylvania, researchers purporting to show a link between a name and the likelihood of getting into trouble.
The researchers ascribed a popularity score to boys’ names based on how often they showed up in birth records in an undisclosed state from 1987 to 1991. They compared the scores with the odds of landing in the juvenile justice system and found that “a 10% increase in the popularity of a name is associated with a 3.7% decrease in the number of juvenile delinquents who have that name.” In other words, there’s a proven correlation between less popular names and an increased likelihood of landing in jail.
The researchers readily admitted that name alone doesn’t affect a child’s outcome. They acknowledged that a child’s circumstances are behind the name, which can be a symptom of a larger problem such as parental narcissism and immaturity. They fail to state that the usual source of such problems in adults is alcoholism.
Recovering alcoholics admit to having stunted their emotional growth. Narcissism, discussed in both “How to Spot Hidden Alcoholics” and “Alcoholism Myths and Realities,” cannot be distinguished from alcoholism. An article in the Winter ’07-’08 issue of “Wealth Creation Strategies” explains that alcoholics are far more likely to think and act outside the norm. Because they are willing to take extraordinary risks and know how to appeal to the lower brain centers in others, they are more likely to create revolutionary change in fields such as art, writing and music than are non-addicts. There is good evidence they were more likely to engage in body art (tattoos) and reconstructive surgery such as breast augmentation before they became culturally acceptable. The idea they are more likely to give children unusual names adds to the evidence.