Victimization and perpetration of intimate partner violence and substance use disorders in a nationally representative sample

• Published in: The journal of nervous and mental disease Vol. 200; no. 8; p. 684
• Main Authors: Afifi, Tracie O, Henriksen, Christine A, Asmundson, Gordon J G, Sareen, Jitender
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2012
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Alcoholism - complications; Alcoholism - epidemiology; Alcoholism - psychology; Cocaine-Related Disorders - complications; Cocaine-Related Disorders - epidemiology; Cocaine-Related Disorders - psychology; Domestic Violence - psychology; Domestic Violence - statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Marijuana Abuse - complications; Marijuana Abuse - epidemiology; Marijuana Abuse - psychology; Mental Disorders - complications; Mental Disorders - epidemiology; Mental Disorders - psychology; Middle Aged; Odds Ratio; Prevalence; Sex Factors; Substance-Related Disorders - complications; Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology; Substance-Related Disorders - psychology; United States - epidemiology; Young Adult; United States
• ISSN: 1539-736X
• DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3182613f64

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between perpetration and victimization of physical and sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) in the past year and substance use disorders (SUDs) in the past year, including alcohol, sedatives/tranquilizers, cocaine, cannabis, and nicotine stratified according to sex. Data were from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. A series of adjusted logistic regression models were conducted. Among men and women, all types of SUDs were associated with increased odds of IPV perpetration (odds ranging from 1.4 to 8.5 adjusting for sociodemographic variables). IPV victimization increased the odds of having all types of SUDs for male and female victims, with the exception of sedatives/tranquilizer abuse/dependence among women (odds ranging from 1.5 to 6.0 adjusting for sociodemographic variables). Substances that had the most robust relationship with perpetration and victimization of IPV included alcohol and cannabis, after adjusting for sociodemographic variables, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, and mutual violence.