TY - JOUR
T1 - Couples' drinking patterns, intimate partner violence, and alcohol-related partnership problems
AU - Leadley, Katrin
AU - Clark, Catherine L.
AU - Caetano, Raul
N1 - Funding Information:
Work on this project was supported by grants RO1-AA10908 and T32-AA07240-19 from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. We thank Carol Cunradi, Anne Lown, Kelly Raspberry, Chuck Schafer, and Karen Trocki for all of their contributions to this project.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Purpose: Past research has revealed a strong correspondence between alcohol use and family dysfunction (e.g., Straus and Gelles in 1986 and 1990). Unfortunately, much of this research has relied on reports from only one family member. Methods: Here, we present the results from a recent, nationwide study of alcohol-consumption patterns, alcohol-related partnership problems, and intimate partner violence (IPV) based on reports from both romantic partners if 1,615 married and cohabiting couples. Results: Using the 'drinking partnerships' construct developed by Roberts and Leonard in 1997, we found that despite considerable concordance between couple members' drinking behaviors, discrepant drinking patterns were strongly predictive of relational distress and the incidence of physical violence. Implications: These findings suggest that the interaction between couple members' alcohol-related behaviors has crucial implication for the health and well-being of the entire family.
AB - Purpose: Past research has revealed a strong correspondence between alcohol use and family dysfunction (e.g., Straus and Gelles in 1986 and 1990). Unfortunately, much of this research has relied on reports from only one family member. Methods: Here, we present the results from a recent, nationwide study of alcohol-consumption patterns, alcohol-related partnership problems, and intimate partner violence (IPV) based on reports from both romantic partners if 1,615 married and cohabiting couples. Results: Using the 'drinking partnerships' construct developed by Roberts and Leonard in 1997, we found that despite considerable concordance between couple members' drinking behaviors, discrepant drinking patterns were strongly predictive of relational distress and the incidence of physical violence. Implications: These findings suggest that the interaction between couple members' alcohol-related behaviors has crucial implication for the health and well-being of the entire family.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0899-3289(00)00025-0
DO - 10.1016/S0899-3289(00)00025-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 11026124
AN - SCOPUS:0033754574
SN - 0899-3289
VL - 11
SP - 253
EP - 263
JO - Journal of Substance Abuse
JF - Journal of Substance Abuse
IS - 3
ER -