Citation

Martin SL, Gibbs DA, Johnson RE, Sullivan K, Clinton-Sherrod M, Hardison Walters JL, Rentz ED. Violence Against Women 2010; 16(11): 1295-1310.

Affiliation

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. sandra_martin@unc.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801210387038

PMID

21097964

Abstract

Data on 7,424 soldier spouse abuse offenders were analyzed to determine the prevalence of substance use during abusive incidents, and to examine differences between substance-using and non-substance-using offenders. Results showed that 25% of all offenders used substances during abusive incidents, with males and non-Hispanic Whites being more likely to have used substances. Substance-using offenders were more likely to perpetrate physical spouse abuse and more severe spouse abuse. These findings underscore the importance of educating military personnel (including commanders) about links between substance use and domestic violence, and of coordinating preventive and therapeutic substance abuse and violence-related interventions.

Language: en