TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Severity of Violence Against Women by Intimate Partners and Associated Use of Alcohol and/or Illicit Drugs by the Perpetrator
JO  - Journal of interpersonal violence
A1  - Malecha, Ann
A1  - Fredland, Nina
A1  - Gist, Julia
A1  - Schultz, Pamela
A1  - Lemmey, Dorothy
A1  - Watson, Kathy
A1  - McFarlane, Judith M.
A1  - Willson, Pam
SP  - 996
EP  - 1008
VL  - 15
IS  - 9
N2  - One hundred eighty abused women presenting for protective orders or to file assault charges were interviewed. The Severity of Violence Against Women Scale measured threats of abuse and actual physical violence. A questionnaire measured stalking. Additionally, the women were asked if the perpetrator was drunk daily and/or used illicit drugs. Perpetrators were divided into four groups: no alcohol or drug use (33%); alcohol only (19%); drugs only (18%); and alcohol and drugs (30%). Using multivariate analysis and controlling for demographic variables, physical abuse was significantly (p = .005) higher for women with perpetrators who used drugs only (x = 60.4) compared with perpetrators who used alcohol only (x = 47.7). Stalking was significantly (p = .001) higher for perpetrators who used alcohol and drugs (x = 8.2) compared with perpetrators who did not use alcohol or drugs (x = 5.6). To enable abused women to promote their safety, an understanding of the association between substance use and specific types of intimate partner violence is required.<p /> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0886-2605
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/088626000015009006
ID  - ref1
ER  -