Intimate partner violence in young adult dating, cohabitating, and married drinking partnerships

Citation

Wiersma, J. D.; Cleveland, H. H.; Herrera, V. M.; & Fischer, J. L. (2010). Intimate partner violence in young adult dating, cohabitating, and married drinking partnerships. Journal of Marriage and Family. vol. 72 (2) pp. 360-374 , PMCID: PMC2880837

Abstract

Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, this study examined intimate partner violence (IPV) and drinking partnerships in 741 young adults in male-female dating, cohabitating, and married relationships. Cluster analyses revealed four similar kinds of drinking partnerships: (a) congruent light and infrequent, (b) discrepant male heavy and frequent, (c) discrepant female heavy and infrequent, and (d) congruent moderate/heavy-frequent drinkers. Overall, there were no significant main effect differences across relationship type and clusters. The type of relationship and the type of drinking partnership interacted with contexts examined (i.e., type of violence severity, gender, and whether the violence was perpetration or victimization). Given the severity of IPV in couple relationships, additional empirical attention to drinking partnerships is warranted.

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00705.x

Keyword(s)

Alcohol Partner Violence

Reference Type

Journal Article

Journal Title

Journal of Marriage and Family

Author(s)

Wiersma, J. D.
Cleveland, H. H.
Herrera, V. M.
Fischer, J. L.

Year Published

2010

Volume Number

72

Issue Number

2

Pages

360-374

DOI

10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00705.x

PMCID

PMC2880837

Reference ID

1160