Intimate Partner Violence and Alcohol Problems in Interethnic and Intraethnic Couples

Autor/inn/en	Chartier, Karen G.; Caetano, Raul
Titel	Intimate Partner Violence and Alcohol Problems in Interethnic and Intraethnic Couples
Quelle	In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 27 (2012) 9, S.1780-1801 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0886-2605
DOI	10.1177/0886260511430392
Schlagwörter	Drinking; Incidence; Family Violence; Marital Status; Victims of Crime; Racial Factors; Adults; Racial Differences; African Americans; Whites; Hispanic Americans; Age Differences; Interpersonal Relationship; Gender Differences; Alcohol Abuse; At Risk Persons; Racial Relations; Family Structure; Psychological Patterns + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Trinken; Vorkommen; Familienstand; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Rassenunterschied; Afroamerikaner; White; Weißer; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Risikogruppe; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem
Abstract	Despite the growing number of interethnic marriages in the United States, few studies have examined intimate partner violence (IPV) in interethnic couples. This article examined past-year occurrences of IPV across interethnic and intraethnic couples and tested correlates of IPV specifically in interethnic couples. Data were from a national survey of couples 18 years of age and older from the 48 contiguous states. Interethnic couples (n = 116) included partners from different ethnic backgrounds, including Black-White, Hispanic-White, and Black-Hispanic couples. White (n = 555), Black (n = 358), and Hispanic (n = 527) intraethnic couples included partners with the same ethnicity. Data analyses were prevalence rates and logistic regressions. The analysis showed that interethnic couples were comparatively younger and had shorter relationships than intraethnic White, Black, and Hispanic couples. Male partners in interethnic couples had higher rates of binge drinking and alcohol problems compared with male partners in intraethnic couples. Past-year prevalence rates for any occurrence of IPV and acts of severe IPV were higher for interethnic couples relative to intraethnic couples. Most occurrences of IPV for interethnic couples were mutual. Factors predicting IPV among interethnic couples included marital status, couples' age, male alcohol problems, and female impulsivity. Mounting evidence points to interethnic couples as a high-risk group for IPV. Interethnic couples may be at greater risk for IPV because of their younger age, binge drinking, and alcohol problems. Future research could build on this study by examining cohort effects and regional differences in IPV for interethnic couples and the risk for IPV across interethnic couples of different ethnic compositions. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10