The Dynamics of Partner Violence and Alcohol Use in Couples: Research Methods

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-156
Author(s):  
Sandra K. Burge ◽  
David A. Katerndahl ◽  
Johanna Becho ◽  
Robert Wood ◽  
Jasmine Rodriguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Interactive Voice Response ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Couples Research ◽  
Household Environment ◽  
Data Validity

ObjectiveThis research team uses complexity science to gain a deeper understanding of daily dynamics of intimate partner violence (IPV). This report describes research methods for gathering daily information about patterns of partner violence and alcohol use from couples in near-real time, and addresses recruitment and retention, adherence to study protocol, data validity, and participant safety.MethodsResearchers enrolled 20 heterosexual couples with violent relationships from a primary healthcare center. Every day for 8 weeks, participants telephoned an interactive voice response (IVR) system and responded to 33 survey questions assessing violence, alcohol use, and household environment. They also completed baseline and end-of-study surveys.ResultsOf 20 enrolled couples, 15 completed the study, providing 90% adherence to daily reporting. Participants reported verbal aggression on an average of 11–13 days over 8 weeks, and physical abuse on an average of 2–4 days. Alcohol use was modest and infrequent. Women and men differed in their reports of women's physical aggression. No reports of physical violence were correlated with social desirability.ConclusionsWe demonstrated the feasibility of enrolling and engaging both women and men in daily longitudinal research about partner violence and described advantages of IVR in daily longitudinal research.

The Dynamics of Partner Violence and Alcohol Use in Couples: Research Methods

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra K. Burge ◽  
David A. Katerndahl ◽  
Johanna Becho ◽  
Robert Wood ◽  
Jasmine Rodriguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Interactive Voice Response ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Couples Research ◽  
Household Environment ◽  
Data Validity

ObjectiveThis research team uses complexity science to gain a deeper understanding of daily dynamics of intimate partner violence (IPV). This report describes research methods for gathering daily information about patterns of partner violence and alcohol use from couples in near-real time, and addresses recruitment and retention, adherence to study protocol, data validity, and participant safety.MethodsResearchers enrolled 20 heterosexual couples with violent relationships from a primary healthcare center. Every day for 8 weeks, participants telephoned an interactive voice response (IVR) system and responded to 33 survey questions assessing violence, alcohol use, and household environment. They also completed baseline and end-of-study surveys.ResultsOf 20 enrolled couples, 15 completed the study, providing 90% adherence to daily reporting. Participants reported verbal aggression on an average of 11–13 days over 8 weeks, and physical abuse on an average of 2–4 days. Alcohol use was modest and infrequent. Women and men differed in their reports of women's physical aggression. No reports of physical violence were correlated with social desirability.ConclusionsWe demonstrated the feasibility of enrolling and engaging both women and men in daily longitudinal research about partner violence and described advantages of IVR in daily longitudinal research.

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

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 1149-1165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin J. Lewis ◽  
Barbara A. Winstead ◽  
Abby L. Braitman ◽  
Phoebe Hitson
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Physical Aggression ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Market Research ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Psychological Aggression ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Relationship Aggression ◽  
Violence Perpetration

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.

Same-Day Correlates and Prior-Day Predictors of Couples’ Violent Behaviors Based upon Partners’ Daily Reports

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052096011
Author(s):  
David Katerndahl ◽  
Sandra K. Burge ◽  
Robert L. Ferrer ◽  
Johanna Becho ◽  
Robert Wood
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Interactive Voice Response ◽  
Primary Care Clinic ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Care Clinic ◽  
Violent Behaviors ◽  
Effects Of Violence ◽  
Negative Feelings

Although previous research identified predictors of violent events within violent heterosexual couples, findings were limited to the woman’s reports, to her perceptions; his assessments were not obtained. This exploratory study was conducted to gain understanding of proximal predictors of violence assessed in “real-time” from the perspective of both partners. Fifteen adult heterosexual couples in which the woman reported experiencing partner violence in the prior 30 days were enrolled in a primary care clinic. Each partner provided separate daily telephone reports for eight weeks via an automated Interactive Voice Response (IVR), concerning the previous day’s violence, alcohol use, stressors, emotional reactions and concerns for children. Same-day correlates were determined by Pearson correlations while prior-day predictors were identified via vector autoregression. Same-day correlations show that men’s violence was associated with almost every other variable while women’s violence correlated with men’s violence, men’s drug use, women’s alcohol use, anger, closeness, hassles, and all men’s negative feelings. Using prior-day predictors, men’s violence was related to feelings (primarily hers), but women’s violence was more dependent upon feelings of both of them as well as women’s prior-day violence and alcohol use. Men’s violence was dependent upon their partners’ prior-day feelings and the men’s lack of concern about effects of violence on children. Women’s violence was also dependent upon women’s prior-day feelings, as well as women’s violence, alcohol use, marital closeness, and men’s concern for children. Although the co-occurrence of men’s and women’s violence has been seen before, in this study only women’s violence was linked to alcohol use.

Complex Relationship Between Daily Partner Violence and Alcohol Use Among Violent Heterosexual Men

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626051989732 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Katerndahl ◽  
Sandra K. Burge ◽  
Robert L. Ferrer ◽  
Johanna Becho ◽  
Robert Wood
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Group Level ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Significant Group ◽  
Linear And Nonlinear ◽  
Unique Relationship

Although alcohol use and partner violence are consistently associated, the nature of the alcohol–violence relationship is still unclear. The purpose of this pilot study was to use longitudinal daily assessments of male partners’ alcohol use and violent events to identify the nature of the alcohol–violence relationship, employing both linear and nonlinear analyses. The participants were 20 adult heterosexual couples of whom the woman reported experiencing partner violence in the prior 30 days. Each partner provided a separate daily telephone report for 8 weeks via an automated interactive voice response (IVR), concerning the previous day’s violence, alcohol use, stressors, emotional reactions, and concerns for children. Individual IVR databases were merged to form a combined couple’s IVR time series. Time series were analyzed using graphic, linear, and nonlinear methods. Graphic analysis using state space grids found no consistent pattern across couples. Similarly, linear analysis using same-day cross-correlation and prior-day beta statistics found no significant group-level alcohol–violence relationship. Using cross-approximate entropy statistics and differential structural equation modeling, no nonlinear relationships between alcohol use and violence were noted either. Whether applying linear or nonlinear analytic methods, there is no group-level relationship between alcohol use by male perpetrators and their violent acts. The implications are significant. First, the alcohol–violence relationship may differ among subgroups. Second, couples need to be assessed thoroughly to determine their unique relationship with alcohol use, so that couple-specific interventions can be designed. Third, if perpetrators believe that their violence is facilitated by their alcohol use, then alcohol reduction should be encouraged despite any evidence suggesting a different alcohol–violence relationship. Finally, the accepted alcohol-causes-violence belief held by many providers needs to be reconsidered. Because the nature of the alcohol–violence relationship varies considerably across couples, clinicians should seek to understand their unique relationship applying across-the-board management approaches.

He Said, She Said: Comparing Men’s and Women’s Descriptions of Men’s Partner Violence

2019 ◽  
pp. 088626051988853 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasmine Rodriguez ◽  
Sandra K. Burge ◽  
Johanna Becho ◽  
David A. Katerndahl ◽  
Robert C. Wood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
The United States ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Relationship Length

More than one in three women and one in four men in the United States report victimization by intimate partner violence. Women and men often disagree about the frequency or severity of violent acts, and researchers have proposed various reasons for discordant reports. Using daily surveys and qualitative interviews, we compared men’s and women’s reports about men’s partner aggression and examined language they used to describe their experiences. Fifteen heterosexual couples in violent relationships completed an 8-week study that involved daily telephone surveys about violent behaviors and household environment; baseline and end-of-study surveys addressing predictors and outcomes of violence; and qualitative end-of-study interviews to provide perspective about their relationships. Most participants were Latinos with low income. Relationship length was 5.5 years, median. In daily surveys, both partners reported similar frequencies of men’s physical violence (4% of days), but men reported more physical violence by women than women did (8% vs. 3% of days). The qualitative analysts compared men’s and women’s accounts of male-to-female violence and observed gender-specific variations in style of reporting. Men used indirect language to describe their violent behavior, implied definitions of abuse, and justified their aggression. These findings have implications for clinical guidelines to screen and intervene with victims and perpetrators of intimate partner violence in primary care and emergency settings. Future research should focus on perpetrators of violence and examine effective ways for health care providers to identify and manage their care.

scholarly journals Association between intimate partner violence and male alcohol use and the receipt of perinatal care: Evidence from Nepal demographic and health survey 2011–2016

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. e0259980
Author(s):  
Blessing Akombi-Inyang ◽  
Pramesh Raj Ghimire ◽  
Elizabeth Archibong ◽  
Emma Woolley ◽  
Husna Razee
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Perinatal Care ◽  
Male Partner ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Demographic And Health Surveys ◽  
The Continuum

The utilization of perinatal care services among women experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) and male alcohol use is a major problem. Adequate and regular perinatal care is essential through the continuum of pregnancy to mitigate pregnancy and birth complications. The aim of this study is to determine the association between IPV and male alcohol use and the receipt of perinatal care in Nepal. This study used pooled data from 2011 and 2016 Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys (NDHS). A total of 3067 women who interviewed for domestic violence module and had most recent live birth 5 years prior surveys were included in the analysis. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to determine the association between IPV and male alcohol use and the receipt of perinatal care. Of the total women interviewed, 22% reported physical violence, 14% emotional violence, and 11% sexual violence. Women who were exposed to physical violence were significantly more likely to report non-usage of institutional delivery [adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR) = 1.30 (95% Cl: 1.01, 1.68)] and skilled delivery assistants [aOR = 1.43 (95% Cl: 1.10, 1.88)]. Non-attendance of 4 or more skilled antenatal care visits was associated with a combination of alcohol use by male partner and exposure to emotional [aOR = 1.42 (95% Cl: 1.01, 2.00)] and physical violence [aOR = 1.39 (95% Cl: 1.03, 1.88)]. The negative association between IPV and perinatal care suggests it is essential to develop comprehensive community-based interventions which integrates IPV support services with other health services to increase the uptake of perinatal care through the continuum of pregnancy.

Alcohol Use, Hostile Sexism, and Religious Self-Regulation: Investigating Risk and Protective Factors of IPV Perpetration

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (17-18) ◽  
pp. 3237-3263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kellie R. Lynch ◽  
Claire M. Renzetti
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Hostile Sexism ◽  
Violence Perpetration ◽  
Ipv Perpetration ◽  
The Relationship

Research suggests that the relationship between alcohol use and intimate partner violence (IPV) is moderated by a range of other factors. Therefore, we investigated the relationship between alcohol use, hostile sexism, and religious self-regulation with perpetration. Using a national sample of 255 men, we found that hostile sexism was associated with physical violence toward a partner and alcohol use was positively associated with psychological abuse toward a partner. With regard to religious self-regulation, we found that introjected religious self-regulation was positively associated with hostile sexism and positively associated with perpetrating physical IPV. Identified religious self-regulation was negatively associated with physical violence perpetration. We also found significant interactions among our independent measures on physical IPV perpetration. These analyses suggest that increased alcohol consumption elevates the risk for physical violence perpetration among men who are high in introjected religious self-regulation and low in hostile sexism, while reducing the risk for perpetration in men who are high in identified religious self-regulation and low in hostile sexism. Implications and limitations of the findings are discussed.

The Role of Violence Acceptance and Inequitable Gender Norms in Intimate Partner Violence Severity Among Couples in Zambia

2019 ◽  
pp. 088626051987672
Author(s):  
Shoshanna L. Fine ◽  
Jeremy C. Kane ◽  
Sarah M. Murray ◽  
Stephanie Skavenski ◽  
Saphira Munthali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Gender Norms ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Ipv Perpetration ◽  
The Relationship

Inequitable gender norms, including the acceptance of violence in intimate relationships, have been found to be associated with the occurrence of intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration and victimization. Despite these findings, few studies have considered whether inequitable gender norms are related to IPV severity. This study uses baseline data from a psychotherapeutic intervention targeting heterosexual couples ( n = 247) in Lusaka, Zambia, who reported moderate to severe male-perpetrated IPV and male hazardous alcohol use to consider: (a) prevailing gender norms, including those related to IPV; (b) the relationship between IPV acceptance and IPV severity; and (c) the relationship between inequitable gender norms and IPV severity. Multiple linear regression analyses were used to model the relationships between IPV acceptance and inequitable gender norms, and female-reported IPV severity (including threats of violence, physical violence, sexual violence, and total violence), separately among male and female participants. In general, men and women were similar in their patterns of agreement with gender norms, with both highly endorsing items related to household roles. More than three-quarters of men (78.1%) and women (78.5%) indicated overall acceptance of violence in intimate relationships, with no significant differences between men and women in their endorsement of any IPV-related gender norms. Among men, IPV acceptance was associated with a statistically significant increase in IPV perpetration severity in terms of threatening violence ( B = 5.86, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.84, 9.89]), physical violence ( B = 4.54, 95% CI = [0.10, 8.98]), and total violence ( B = 11.65, 95% CI = [3.14, 20.16]). There was no association between IPV acceptance and IPV victimization severity among women. Unlike IPV acceptance, there was no evidence for a relationship between inequitable gender norms and IPV severity for either men or women. These findings have implications for the appropriateness of gender transformative interventions in targeting men and women in relationships in which there is ongoing IPV.

Intimate Partner Violence: Prevalence and Risk Factors for Men in Cape Town, South Africa

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naeemah Abrahams ◽  
Rachel Jewkes ◽  
Ria Laubscher ◽  
Margaret Hoffman
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Parental Violence ◽  
Problem Alcohol Use ◽  
Violence Prevalence ◽  
Intimate Partner Physical Violence

This study examined the prevalence of and risk factors for intimate partner physical violence against women. Interviews were conducted with a sample of 1,378 men working in Cape Town municipalities. An average of 42.3% (95% CI: 39.6, 44.8) reported physical violence against a partner of the last 10 years, and 8.8% (95% CI: 7.3, 10.3) reported physical violence in the past year. After adjustment for age, occupational group, and race, the factors associated with use of violence against partners of the last 10 years were having no post-school training (OR = 2.10), witnessing parental violence in childhood (OR = 1.87), involvement in fights at work (OR = 2.73) and in communities (OR = 1.54), drug use (OR = 1.99), problem alcohol use (OR = 1.98), perceiving hitting women to be acceptable (OR = 4.54), frequent conflict (OR = 2.40), women’s alcohol use (OR = 2.25), conflict about sex (OR = 2.16), and conflict about his infidelity (OR = 2.81). The study shows that ideas supportive of gender inequality and normative use of violence in different settings are major underlying factors for men’s violence against partners.

It’s Complicated: Incident- and Observer-Level Predictors of Blame and Justification for Reciprocated Psychological and Minor Physical Violence

Partner Abuse ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. PA-2020-0039
Author(s):  
Richard E. Mattson ◽  
Ashley M. Waters ◽  
Edwin G. Ortiz ◽  
Samantha A. Wagener ◽  
Tarah Midy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Psychological Aggression ◽  
Partner Aggression ◽  
Gender History ◽  
Physical Force ◽  
Physical Response ◽  
History Of

We examined whether incident- and observer-level factors found previously to influence blame assignment and foster justification for severe unidirectional partner aggression would replicate in the context of reciprocated psychological and minor physical dating violence. We employed a factorial vignette methodology, simultaneously varying the form of the violence (i.e., psychological or minor physical), gender of the initiator and retaliator, alcohol use, history of aggression, and commitment status. Observer-level variables included participant gender, history of dating violence perpetration and victimization, and social desirability. Using a sample of 321 undergraduates, we found that initiating violence with physical versus psychological tactics was judged comparably in terms of blame, but responding with symmetrical physical violence was viewed more negatively than the reciprocation of psychological aggression. Men’s aggression was more negatively evaluated only in situations involving physical force, except in cases where the woman’s capacity to inflict physical harm was comparable. Other characteristics of the incident (e.g., alcohol use) and observer (e.g., gender) were also relevant, but their effects were tethered to the particulars of the violent exchange or the type of attribution being solicited. Asymmetrical violence (e.g., physical response to psychological initiation) appeared to elicit the most attributional activity with respect to the predictors. Exploratory analyses also revealed that participants with intimate partner violence (IPV) histories responded differently to vignettes wherein the violence initiator had aggressed previously. The overall pattern of results highlights that attributions about dating violence are complexly determined and contextualized, and that the form and relative symmetry of the violence may shape how incident- and observer-level variables impact evaluations of blame and justification.

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