Citation

Munoz-Rivas MJ, Gámez-Guadix M, Grana JL, Fernandez L. Adicciones 2010; 22(2): 125-133.

Vernacular Title

Violencia en el noviazgo y consumo de alcohol y drogas ilegales entre

Affiliation

Departamento de Psicologia Biologica y de la Salud, Facultad de Psicologia, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Espana. Marina.munoz@uam.es

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Socidrogalcohol)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

20549147

Abstract

The goal of this study is to examine the relationship between substance use (i.e., alcohol and illegal drugs) and dating aggression in couples of adolescents and young adults. The sample comprised 1,282 people of between 15 and 20 years of age. Through cluster analysis, three groups of young people with different levels of substance use were identified: low, intermediate, and high use of alcohol and illegal drugs. Through logistic regression analysis, high levels of alcohol and illegal drug use were revealed to significantly increase the probability of reporting physical and sexual aggression in both sexes. Likewise, young people with high levels of use more frequently reported that they were the ones who initiated episodes of aggression against their partners. The results suggest that alcohol and drug use is a risk factor for dating aggression, a finding that should be taken into account for the prevention of intimate partner violence, beginning in adolescence.

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