Citation

Kantor GK, Straus MA. Am. J. Drug Alcohol Abuse 1989; 15(2): 173-189.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge Hospital, Massachusetts 02139.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2729225

Abstract

This study examines the question of whether drug and alcohol use by victims constitutes a risk factor increasing the chances of their being assaulted by their partners. Data from a subsample of the 1985 National Family Violence Survey consisting of the 2,033 female respondents who were currently married or living in a male-female couple relationship are used as the basis of the analysis. The logistic analysis revealed that, of the ten variables in the model, the most important for distinguishing abused from nonabused women are husband's drug use, a history of paternal violence in womens' family or origin, husband's drunkenness, low income, and wife's drunkenness. Women who abuse alcohol are more likely to be victims of minor marital violence, but female substance abuse of any type is not a significant factor in severe violence.

Language: en