TY - JOUR
T1 - Intimate partner violence and drinking patterns among white, black, and hispanic couples in the U.S.
AU - Caetano, Raul
AU - Cunradi, Carol B.
AU - Schafer, John
AU - Clark, Catherine L.
N1 - Funding Information:
Work on this article was supported by grant (R37-AA10908) from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to the Houston School of Public Health, University of Texas, Houston, Texas and by a National Alcohol Research Center Grant (AA-05595) from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to the Alcohol Research Group, Public Health Institute, 2000 Hearst Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Purpose. Using reports from both partners, this study estimated prevalence rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) among white, black, and Hispanic couples in the U.S., and assessed the contribution of drinking patterns, psychosocial, and other sociodemographic factors to the risk of partner violence. Methods. A multistage area probability sample consisting of 555 white, 358 black, and 527 Hispanic couples in the U.S. household population was interviewed in 1995. Logistic regression analyses revealed that predictors of IPV vary by ethnicity. Results. Rates of male-to-female (MFPV) and female-to-male partner violence (FMPV) were highest among black couples (23% and 30%), followed by Hispanic (17% and 21%), and white couples (12% and 16%). Between 27 percent and 41 percent of the men, and 4 percent and 24 percent of the women were drinking at the time of the violent incident. Implications. Black and Hispanic couples are at higher risk for IPV than white couples and should be targeted for prevention intervention. The interrelationships among IPV, alcohol consumption, and ethnicity are complex. These findings suggest that future attempts at modeling IPV should be ethnically sensitive and, ideally, include separate analyses of each ethnic group.
AB - Purpose. Using reports from both partners, this study estimated prevalence rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) among white, black, and Hispanic couples in the U.S., and assessed the contribution of drinking patterns, psychosocial, and other sociodemographic factors to the risk of partner violence. Methods. A multistage area probability sample consisting of 555 white, 358 black, and 527 Hispanic couples in the U.S. household population was interviewed in 1995. Logistic regression analyses revealed that predictors of IPV vary by ethnicity. Results. Rates of male-to-female (MFPV) and female-to-male partner violence (FMPV) were highest among black couples (23% and 30%), followed by Hispanic (17% and 21%), and white couples (12% and 16%). Between 27 percent and 41 percent of the men, and 4 percent and 24 percent of the women were drinking at the time of the violent incident. Implications. Black and Hispanic couples are at higher risk for IPV than white couples and should be targeted for prevention intervention. The interrelationships among IPV, alcohol consumption, and ethnicity are complex. These findings suggest that future attempts at modeling IPV should be ethnically sensitive and, ideally, include separate analyses of each ethnic group.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0899-3289(00)00015-8
DO - 10.1016/S0899-3289(00)00015-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 10989773
AN - SCOPUS:0033752101
SN - 0899-3289
VL - 11
SP - 123
EP - 138
JO - Journal of Substance Abuse
JF - Journal of Substance Abuse
IS - 2
ER -