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Colton KC, Godleski SA, Baschnagel JS, Houston RJ, DeHarder SM. Alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic: gender, parenthood, intimate partner violence, and stress. AIMS Public Health 2023; 10:360-377. [PMID: 37304583 PMCID: PMC10251053 DOI: 10.3934/publichealth.2023027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 03/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023] Open
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Some preliminary work during the COVID-19 pandemic indicates that adult alcohol use increased, particularly for parents. This cross-sectional study examined the quantity and frequency of adults' alcohol use during the early stages of the pandemic. Additionally, the influences of gender, parenthood, COVID-19-related stressors and intimate partner violence (IPV) on alcohol consumption were examined. The sample consisted of 298 adults (98 parents) from across the United States who completed self-report surveys through Qualtrics at the beginning of the pandemic in May 2020. In the present study, all men reported higher levels of drinking compared to all women. Although stress levels did not impact alcohol consumption, findings indicate that increased IPV experiences were associated with higher levels of heavy drinking during the pandemic. Results also suggested that having children in the home particularly impacted drinking levels during the pandemic, above and beyond the influence of gender, IPV, and stress levels. These findings suggest that parenthood may have had a cascading influence on drinking experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Implications and recommendations for further research are discussed.
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Parrott DJ, Bresin K, Hequembourg A, Velia B, Swartout KM, Stappenbeck CA, Masyn KE, Grom JL. Dyadic effects of minority stress and problematic alcohol use on sexual intimate partner violence in same sex couples. Aggress Behav 2023; 49:198-208. [PMID: 36693274 PMCID: PMC10089976 DOI: 10.1002/ab.22072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 12/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Little is known about the factors that facilitate the perpetration of sexual violence within the context of same-sex romantic relationships (sexual intimate partner violence perpetration [S-IPV]). The present study sought to identify the effects of external and internal minority stress and problematic drinking on perpetration of S-IPV within a dyadic framework. A community-based sample of 137 sexual and gender minority (SGM) couples (N = 274; 59 male assigned at birth and 78 female assigned at birth couples) completed self-report surveys about minority stressors, alcohol use, and S-IPV perpetration. Multilevel logistic regression analyses were conducted within an actor-partner interdependence framework. This approach accounted for both actor effects (e.g., how much one's S-IPV perpetration is predicted by their own risk factors) and partner effects (e.g., how much one's S-IPV perpetration is influenced by their partner's risk factors). Both Actor external minority stress and internal minority stress were positively associated with Actor S-IPV perpetration. Actor problematic drinking was not associated with Actor S-IPV perpetration; however, Partner problematic drinking was positively associated with Actor S-IPV perpetration. Observed effects were robust above the addition of other risk factors. This research innovatively extricates S-IPV perpetration from other forms of IPV and indicates that Actor minority stress and Partner problematic drinking increase S-IPV likelihood. Results serve as a starting point for development of etiological models to inform the design of culturally-informed interventions to reduce S-IPV among SGM couples.
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- Dominic J Parrott
- Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Counseling and Human Development, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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- School of Nursing, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on intimate partner violence and mental health: advancing mental health services, research, and policy. Lancet Psychiatry 2022; 9:487-524. [PMID: 35569504 DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(22)00008-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Kaplan J, Goh LS. Physical Harm Reduction in Domestic Violence: Does Marijuana Make Assaults Safer? JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 2022; 37:NP5269-NP5293. [PMID: 32976030 DOI: 10.1177/0886260520961876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Studies on the effect of marijuana on domestic violence often suffer from endogeneity issues. To examine the effect of marijuana decriminalization and medical marijuana legalization on serious domestic assaults, we conducted a difference-in-differences analysis on a panel dataset on NIBRS-reported assaults in 24 states over the 12 years between 2005 and 2016. Assaults disaggregated according to situation and extent of injury were employed as dependent variables. We found that while the total number of assaults did not change, decriminalization reduced domestic assaults involving serious injuries by 18%. From a harm reduction perspective, these results suggest that while the extensive margin of violence did not change, the intensive margin measured by the seriousness of assaults were substantially affected by decriminalization. This result may be partially explained by reductions in offender alcohol intoxication and weapon-involved assault.
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- Jacob Kaplan
- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Lessard G, Lévesque S, Lavergne C, Dumont A, Alvarez-Lizotte P, Meunier V, Bisson SM. How Adolescents, Mothers, and Fathers Qualitatively Describe Their Experiences of Co-Occurrent Problems: Intimate Partner Violence, Mental Health, and Substance Use. JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 2021; 36:NP12831-NP12854. [PMID: 32024419 DOI: 10.1177/0886260519900968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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This qualitative study examines the perceptions of mothers, fathers, and adolescents on the relations they see between intimate partner violence, mental health and substances use parental problems that co-occur in their family, and the mothers' and fathers' associated parenting challenges. The sample was composed of 43 people (15 mothers, 16 fathers, and 12 adolescents) who were directly affected by the co-occurrence of intimate partner violence and mental health or substances use parental problems. The participants were recruited with the collaboration of public and community organizations in the Province of Québec (Canada). The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and combined with a table detailing the specific problems identified by the participants. A thematic content analysis method was employed to do the coding, and a summary of the results was returned to some participants who agreed to collaborate with the validation of the results. The analysis revealed numerous and diverse relations between the interviewees' co-occurring problems, but two principal patterns emerged. The first one was chiefly observed in the comments made by mothers and adolescents who saw the co-occurring problems as being the consequence of the intimate partner violence on the mother. The second pattern was largely observed in the fathers' comments, who explained that the substance use problems came before the intimate partner violence and acted as an aggravating factor. The co-occurrence of intimate partner violence with other parental problems strongly affected the mothers' and fathers' parenting, making it more difficult to meet the children's needs. Considering the complexity and diversity of the experiences and needs of the mothers, fathers, and children in co-occurring situations, future studies should evaluate the services provided to these families and the coordination between the different concerned organizations.
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- Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l'ile-de-Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Groupe d'aide aux personnes impulsive, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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Wilson IM, Graham K, Laslett AM, Taft A. Relationship trajectories of women experiencing alcohol-related intimate partner violence: A grounded-theory analysis of women's voices. Soc Sci Med 2020; 264:113307. [PMID: 32871528 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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RATIONALE The association between male partner alcohol use and increased risk and severity of their perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV) is well-established in quantitative research. However, few studies have explored the nature and trajectory of relationships involving partner drinking and abuse, and how women find pathways to safety. OBJECTIVE AND METHOD We conducted in-depth interviews with a community sample of 18 Australian women (aged 20-50 years) who reported feeling afraid when their male partner drank alcohol. Using a constructivist grounded theory approach, we identified key processes underpinning women's experience of alcohol-related IPV and mapped these over four relationship phases. RESULTS Partner alcohol use played a key role in how women interpreted and dealt with IPV victimisation. In early relationships, women spoke of not seeing or dismissing early warning signs of problem drinking and aggression in settings that normalized men's heavy drinking. Later, women identified patterns of inter-connected drinking and aggression, leading to questioning their reality, trying to 'fix' their partner's drinking to stop the abuse, and in the absence of change, learning to manage daily life around the drinking and abuse. In the third phase, giving up hope that the partner would stop drinking, women ended the relationship. Finally, after leaving the abuser, women attempted to reset normal around drinking behaviour but continued to experience trauma associated with others' drinking in social settings. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION For women who have experienced partners' alcohol use intertwined with violence in their relationship, changing their partners' drinking plays a central role in their journey to safety, possibly obscuring recognition of abuse and complicating their ability to leave. Greater understanding of the stages of the alcohol-IPV relationship can help health providers support women as they navigate these complex relationships, and provide appropriate support depending on the needs of women in their relationship trajectory.
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- Ingrid M Wilson
- Judith Lumley Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia; Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore; University of Liverpool in Singapore, Singapore.
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- Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Ontario, Canada; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia; Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Australia
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- Judith Lumley Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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Yi X, Liu Z, Qiao W, Xie X, Yi N, Dong X, Wang B. Clustering effects of health risk behavior on mental health and physical activity in Chinese adolescents. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2020; 18:211. [PMID: 32620107 PMCID: PMC7333302 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-020-01468-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Risk behaviors are significantly impacting physical and psychological health among adolescents, resulting in a tremendous public health issue. The aim of this study is to examine the association of clustered risk behaviors with mental health and physical activity, and identify to what extent the clustering of various risk behaviors is associated with psychological health and physical activity in Chinese adolescents. METHODS Students aged 16-18 years, male 16.2 ± 1.03, female 16.3 ± 1.56, were recruited from 30 high schools to complete an online questionnaire in fall semester 2017. A structured questionnaire, 2017 state and local youth risk behavior survey was revised, modified, and translated into Chinese. Five questions were designed to assess physical activity times of the last 7 days. Symptom checklist 90 (SCL-90) was used to investigate the mental health status of the participants. Statistical analyses were done employing chi-square tests, two step cluster analysis, logistic regression. RESULT Results illustrate that girls report a significantly higher mean of being bullied in school, electronically bullied, feeling sad or hopeless, and trying cigarette smoking. Two-step cluster analysis and regression analysis find that alcohol use, smoking and sedentary behavior have significant effect on adolescent health. Logic regression demonstrated that risk behaviors have significantly associated with mental health and physical activity in specific cluster. CONCLUSION This study finds that a specific behavior cluster has significant impact on mental health and physical activity among adolescents. Integrating risk behaviors cluster with factors can be employed to target high-risk adolescents who have poor physical and psychosocial health. The research suggest that more effective and feasible school intervention programs can be designed to promote adolescent health-related behavior in terms of those pathways.
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- Xiangren Yi
- Department of Sport and Health, School of Physical Education, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061 China
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- Department of Sport and Health, School of Physical Education, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061 China
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- Department of Science and Technology, Shandong Institute of Commerce and Technology, Jinan, 250103 China
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- Department of Human Performance and Health Education, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, College of Health Science, University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201 USA
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- Department of Sport and Health, School of Physical Education, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061 China
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- School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061 Shandong China
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Mellentin AI, Ellermann AE, Nielsen B, Mejldal A, Möller S, Nielsen AS. The prognosis of out-patient alcohol treatment among parents with childcare responsibility. BJPsych Open 2018; 4:471-477. [PMID: 30450227 PMCID: PMC6235993 DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2018.69] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2018] [Revised: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 10/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite expansive knowledge on the detrimental effects of growing up with parents with alcohol use disorders (AUDs), little is known about the prognosis of alcohol treatment among parents with childcare responsibility. AIMS This observational cohort study aimed to examine the prognosis of patients with and without childcare responsibility, in a conventional out-patient alcohol treatment clinic. METHOD A consecutive AUD sample (N = 2201), based on ICD-10 Diagnostic Criteria for Research, was assessed with the European Addiction Severity Index during the clinical routine, at treatment entry and conclusion. Data on addiction severity, treatment course and drinking outcomes were derived, and adjusted odds ratios (AORs) were calculated with logistic-regression models. Drinking outcomes were compared in an intention-to-treat analysis, including all patients in a logistic regression with inverse probability weighting. RESULTS Patients with childcare responsibility (aged <18 years) had a less severe addiction profile and lower drop-out rate compared with patients without children or with children living out-of-home. They were also more likely to improve on all drinking-related outcomes, including abstinence (AOR 2.68, 95% CI 1.82-3.95), number of drinking days (AOR 2.45, 95% CI 1.50-4.03) and excessive drinking days (AOR 4.66, 95% CI 2.36-9.17); and those with children living out-of-home had better outcomes on abstinence (AOR 1.59, 95% CI 1.08-2.34) than patients without children. CONCLUSIONS Childcare responsibility among out-patients was associated with better treatment course and outcomes than those without or not living with their children. This knowledge can help guide clinical practice, effectuate interventions and inform social authorities.
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- Angelina Isabella Mellentin
- Unit of Clinical Alcohol Research, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark and Unit for Psychiatric Research, Institute of Regional Health Services Research, University of Southern Denmark and Clinical Psychologist, Psychiatric Hospital, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
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- Professor, Unit of Clinical Alcohol Research, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark and Psychiatrist, Psychiatric Hospital, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
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- Statistician, Unit of Clinical Alcohol Research, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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- Statistician, Professor, Odense Patient Data Explorative Network, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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- Associate Professor, Research Director, Unit of Clinical Alcohol Research, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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Longitudinal Evaluation of Syndemic Risk Dyads in a Cohort of Young Pregnant Couples. J Adolesc Health 2018; 63:189-196. [PMID: 29970332 PMCID: PMC6113066 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2018.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Revised: 01/19/2018] [Accepted: 02/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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PURPOSE The burden of syndemics-which are clusters of overlapping risk factors that adversely impact health-has been previously evaluated among high-risk individuals, yet little is known regarding syndemics within the relationship context. METHODS We evaluated concordant and discordant syndemic profiles among 296 pregnant couples and their actor-partner effects longitudinally from pregnancy to 1-year postpartum. RESULTS Syndemic score and severity were correlated across all time points for men and women. There was a significant difference in syndemic score (βMen-Women = .2736, p = <.0001) and severity (βMen-Women = .4282, p = <.0001) during pregnancy. For actor effects, we found score (βT1-T2 = .273, p = .002; βT2-T3 = .300, p = .005) and severity (βT1-T2 = .253, p = .004; βT2-T3 = .418, p = .001) were significantly associated across all time points for women. For men, only syndemic score predicted subsequent score at later time points (βT1-T2 = .393, p = <.001; βT2-T3 = .421, p = <.001). Severity was not significantly associated across time (βT1-T2 = .043, p = .566; βT2-T3 = .172, p = .066). For partner effects, we found women's syndemic risk to influence men's syndemic risk, while men had no significant effect on women's syndemic risk. CONCLUSIONS Pregnancy provides an opportunity to reduce syndemic burden among men and women. Couples-based prevention programs may serve to reduce syndemic risk for both partners, particularly during the postpartum period.
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Wagman JA, Donta B, Ritter J, Naik DD, Nair S, Saggurti N, Raj A, Silverman JG. Husband's Alcohol Use, Intimate Partner Violence, and Family Maltreatment of Low-Income Postpartum Women in Mumbai, India. JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 2018; 33:2241-2267. [PMID: 26802047 PMCID: PMC6886467 DOI: 10.1177/0886260515624235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Husbands' alcohol use has been associated with family-level stress and intimate partner violence (IPV) against women in India. Joint family systems are common in India and IPV often co-occurs with non-violent family maltreatment of wives (e.g., nutritional deprivation, deprivation of sleep, blocking access to health care). Alcohol use increases for some parents following the birth of a child. This study examined 1,038 postpartum women's reports of their husbands' alcohol use and their own experiences of IPV (by husband) and non-violent maltreatment from husbands and/or in-laws. We analyzed cross-sectional, quantitative data collected in 2008, from women (ages 15-35) seeking immunizations for their infants <6 months at three large urban health centers in Mumbai, India. Crude and adjusted logistic regression models estimated associations between the independent variable (husbands' past month use of alcohol) and two dependent variables (postpartum IPV and maltreatment). Overall, 15% of husbands used alcohol, ranging from daily drinkers (10%) to those who drank one to two times per week (54%). Prevalence of postpartum IPV and family maltreatment was 18% and 42%, respectively. Prevalence of IPV among women married to alcohol users was 27%. Most abused women's husbands always (27%) or sometimes (37%) drank during violent episodes. Risk for IPV increased with a man's increasing frequency of consumption. Women who lived with a husband who drank alcohol, relative to non-drinkers, were more likely to report postpartum IPV, aOR = 2.0, 95% confidence interval (CI) = [1.3, 3.1]. Husbands' drinking was marginally associated with increased risk for family maltreatment, aOR = 1.4, 95% CI = [1.0, 2.1]. Our findings suggest that men's alcohol use is an important risk factor for postpartum IPV and maltreatment. Targeted services for Indian women contending with these issues are implicated. Postpartum care offers an ideal opportunity to screen for IPV, household maltreatment, and other health risks, such as husband's use of alcohol. There is need to scale up proven successful interventions for reducing men's alcohol use and design strategies that provide at-risk women protection from alcohol-related IPV.
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- National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Indian Council of Medical Research, Mumbai, India
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- National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Indian Council of Medical Research, Mumbai, India
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- National Institute of Medical Statistics, Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India
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- University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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Davis A, Kaighobadi F, Stephenson R, Rael C, Sandfort T. Associations Between Alcohol Use and Intimate Partner Violence Among Men Who Have Sex with Men. LGBT Health 2018; 3:400-406. [PMID: 27906642 DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2016.0057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Intimate partner violence (IPV) research among men who have sex with men (MSM) has primarily focused on the prevalence of IPV victimization and perpetration. Although alcohol use is a known trigger of IPV in opposite sex relationships, less is known about alcohol use and IPV perpetration and victimization in same-sex couples. The aim of this study was to examine associations between alcohol use and different types of IPV victimization and perpetration among MSM. METHODS MSM in New York City were recruited at gay-friendly venues and events to participate in an online survey assessing sociodemographics, alcohol use, and victimization/perpetration of IPV with both regular and casual sex partners. Logistic regression was used to examine associations between alcohol use and different types of IPV victimization and perpetration. RESULTS Among 189 participants, 103 (54.5%) reported experiencing at least one incidence of IPV perpetrated by a regular partner and 92 (48.7%) reported having perpetrated IPV against a regular partner in the past 12 months. Higher levels of alcohol use were significantly associated with (1) physical/sexual and HIV-related IPV victimization by a regular partner, (2) physical/sexual, monitoring, and controlling IPV victimization by a casual partner, (3) physical/sexual, emotional, controlling, and HIV-related IPV perpetration against a regular partner, and (4) physical/sexual and emotional IPV perpetration against a casual partner. CONCLUSIONS The association of high levels of alcohol use with different types of IPV perpetration and IPV victimization suggests a need for targeted services that address the co-occurring issues of alcohol use and IPV.
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- Alissa Davis
- 1 Division of Gender, Sexuality, and Health, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University , New York, New York
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- 1 Division of Gender, Sexuality, and Health, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University , New York, New York.,2 Department of Social Sciences, Bronx Community College, City University of New York , New York, New York
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- 3 Department of Health Behavior and Biological Sciences, School of Nursing and The Center for Sexuality and Health Disparities, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- 1 Division of Gender, Sexuality, and Health, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University , New York, New York
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- 1 Division of Gender, Sexuality, and Health, HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University , New York, New York
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Parrott DJ, Swartout KM, Eckhardt CI, Subramani OS. Deconstructing the associations between executive functioning, problematic alcohol use and intimate partner aggression: A dyadic analysis. Drug Alcohol Rev 2017; 36:88-96. [PMID: 28116760 DOI: 10.1111/dar.12454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Revised: 05/27/2016] [Accepted: 06/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION AND AIMS Problematic drinking and executive functioning deficits are two known risk factors for intimate partner aggression (IPA). However, executive functioning is a multifaceted construct, and it is not clear whether deficits in specific components of executive functioning are differentially associated with IPA perpetration generally and within the context of problematic alcohol use. To address this question, the present study investigated the effects of problematic drinking and components of executive functioning on physical IPA perpetration within a dyadic framework. DESIGN AND METHODS Participants were 582 heavy drinking couples (total n = 1164) with a recent history of psychological and/or physical IPA recruited from two metropolitan cities in the USA. Multilevel models were used to examine effects within an actor-partner interdependence framework. RESULTS The highest levels of physical IPA were observed among actors who reported everyday consequences of executive functioning deficits related to emotional dysregulation whose partners were problematic drinkers. However, the association between executive functioning deficits related to emotional dysregulation and IPA was stronger towards partners who were non-problematic drinkers relative to partners who were problematic drinkers. No such effect was found for executive functioning deficits related to behavioural regulation. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS Results provide insight into how problematic drinking and specific executive functioning deficits interact dyadically in relation to physical IPA perpetration. [Parrott DJ, Swartout KM, Eckhardt CI, Subramani OS. Deconstructing the associations between executive functioning, problematic alcohol use and intimate partner aggression: A dyadic analysis. Drug Alcohol Rev 2017;36:88-96].
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- Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA
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Woodin EM, Sukhawathanakul P, Caldeira V, Homel J, Leadbeater B. Pathways to romantic relational aggression through adolescent peer aggression and heavy episodic drinking. Aggress Behav 2016; 42:563-576. [PMID: 26990794 DOI: 10.1002/ab.21651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2015] [Revised: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 01/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Adolescent peer aggression is a well-established correlate of romantic relational aggression; however, the mechanisms underlying this association are unclear. Heavy episodic drinking (or "binge" alcohol use) was examined as both a prior and concurrent mediator of this link in a sample of 282 12-18 year old interviewed four times over 6 years. Path analyses indicated that early peer relational and physical aggression each uniquely predicted later romantic relational aggression. Concurrent heavy episodic drinking fully mediated this effect for peer physical aggression only. These findings highlight two important mechanisms by which peer aggression may increase the risk of later romantic relational aggression: a direct pathway from peer relational aggression to romantic relational aggression and an indirect pathway through peer physical aggression and concurrent heavy episodic drinking. Prevention programs targeting romantic relational aggression in adolescence and young adulthood may benefit from interventions that target multiple domains of risky behavior, including the heavy concurrent use of alcohol. Aggr. Behav. 42:563-576, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Erica M. Woodin
- Department of Psychology; University of Victoria; Victoria, British Columbia Canada
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- Department of Psychology; University of Victoria; Victoria, British Columbia Canada
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- Department of Psychology; University of Victoria; Victoria, British Columbia Canada
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- Department of Psychology; University of Victoria; Victoria, British Columbia Canada
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Children whose parents or caregivers use drugs or alcohol are at increased risk of short- and long-term sequelae ranging from medical problems to psychosocial and behavioral challenges. In the course of providing health care services to children, pediatricians are likely to encounter families affected by parental substance use and are in a unique position to intervene. Therefore, pediatricians need to know how to assess a child's risk in the context of a parent's substance use. The purposes of this clinical report are to review some of the short-term effects of maternal substance use during pregnancy and long-term implications of fetal exposure; describe typical medical, psychiatric, and behavioral symptoms of children and adolescents in families affected by substance use; and suggest proficiencies for pediatricians involved in the care of children and adolescents of families affected by substance use, including screening families, mandated reporting requirements, and directing families to community, regional, and state resources that can address needs and problems.
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Leonard KE, Quigley BM. Thirty years of research show alcohol to be a cause of intimate partner violence: Future research needs to identify who to treat and how to treat them. Drug Alcohol Rev 2016; 36:7-9. [PMID: 27305859 DOI: 10.1111/dar.12434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2015] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Research over the past 30 years has demonstrated that excessive alcohol use meets all of the epidemiological criteria for causality. While neither a necessary nor a sufficient cause, excessive alcohol use does contribute to the occurrence of partner violence and that contribution is approximately equal to other contributing causes such as gender roles, anger and marital functioning. Current theories of how excessive drinking results in partner violence provide a potentially valuable framework with respect to who should be targeted for interventions with respect to alcohol-related partner violence and what those interventions should address.
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- Kenneth E Leonard
- Research Institute on Addictions, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, USA
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- Research Institute on Addictions, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, USA
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Leone RM, Crane CA, Parrott DJ, Eckhardt CI. Problematic drinking, impulsivity, and physical IPV perpetration: A dyadic analysis. PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS 2016; 30:356-66. [PMID: 26828640 PMCID: PMC4877202 DOI: 10.1037/adb0000159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Alcohol use and impulsivity are 2 known risk factors for intimate partner violence (IPV). The current study examined the independent and interactive effects of problematic drinking and 5 facets of impulsivity (i.e., negative urgency, positive urgency, sensation seeking, lack of premeditation, and lack of perseverance) on perpetration of physical IPV within a dyadic framework. Participants were 289 heavy drinking heterosexual couples (total N = 578) with a recent history of psychological and/or physical IPV recruited from 2 metropolitan U.S. cities. Parallel multilevel actor partner interdependence models were used and demonstrated actor problematic drinking, negative urgency, and lack of perseverance were associated with physical IPV. Findings also revealed associations between partner problematic drinking and physical IPV as well as significant Partner Problematic Drinking × Actor Impulsivity (Negative Urgency and Positive Urgency) interaction effects on physical IPV. Findings highlight the importance of examining IPV within a dyadic framework and are interpreted using the I3 metatheoretical model. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Rochester Institute of Technology
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