Discrepant Drinking and Partner Violence Perpetration Over Time in Lesbians’ Relationships

Discrepant drinking (i.e., differences in alcohol use) and perpetration of intimate partner violence in same-sex female couples were examined. Self-identified lesbian participants were recruited from market research firms and reported on their own and their partner’s alcohol use and their own perpet...

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Published inViolence against women Vol. 24; no. 10; pp. 1149 - 1165
Main Authors Lewis, Robin J., Winstead, Barbara A., Braitman, Abby L., Hitson, Phoebe
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.08.2018
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Aggressiveness
Alcohol use
Alcoholism - complications
Alcoholism - psychology
Couples
Dating
Domestic violence
Drinking behavior
Emotional abuse
Female
Gays & lesbians
Heterosexuality
Humans
Intimate partner violence
Intimate Partner Violence - psychology
Lesbianism
Male
Psychic assault
Risk Factors
Sex differences
Sexual and Gender Minorities - psychology
Sexual behavior
Sexual Partners - psychology
lesbian
alcohol use
discrepant drinking
partner violence
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Summary:Discrepant drinking (i.e., differences in alcohol use) and perpetration of intimate partner violence in same-sex female couples were examined. Self-identified lesbian participants were recruited from market research firms and reported on their own and their partner’s alcohol use and their own perpetration of psychological aggression and physical violence at baseline, then 6 and 12 months later. Cross-lagged panel analyses revealed that discrepant drinking predicted participants’ subsequent perpetration of psychological aggression but not physical violence. Both psychological aggression and physical aggression predicted subsequent discrepant drinking. Consistent with findings in heterosexual couples, differences in alcohol use appear to be a risk factor for relationship aggression.
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Author Note
Robin J. Lewis, Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University and Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology, rlewis@odu.edu; Barbara A. Winstead, Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University and Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology, bwinstea@odu.edu; Abby L. Braitman, Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, abraitma@odu.edu; Phoebe Hitson, Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology, phits001@odu.edu.
ISSN:1077-8012
1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/1077801218781925