The Interactive Effect of Alcohol Use and Depressive Symptoms in Predicting Couples’ Risk for Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration

• Published in: Journal of family violence Vol. 38; no. 5; pp. 883 - 889
• Main Authors: O’Hair, Cayla M., Grocott, Lauren R., McNulty, James K., Temple, Jeff R., Shorey, Ryan C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.07.2023; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Alcohol use; Averages; Clinical Psychology; Couples; Criminology and Criminal Justice; Depression, Mental; Domestic violence; Drinking of alcoholic beverages; Evaluation; Family violence; Health aspects; Interdependence; Intimate partner violence; Law and Psychology; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mental depression; Multiculturalism & pluralism; Original Article; Physical symptoms; Psychological aspects; Psychotherapy and Counseling; Quality of Life Research; Risk factors; Young adults; United States; Depressive symptoms; Couples; Intimate partner violence; Alcohol use

Purpose The prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) is alarmingly high among young adults. Alcohol use and depression have both been shown to increase risk for IPV. However, little is known about whether depression and alcohol may interact to predict IPV in couples. Methods The current study u...