Citation

Klostermann KC, Fals-Stewart W. Aggress. Violent Behav. 2006; 11(6): 587-597.

Affiliation

Addiction and Family Research Group, RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Road, P.O. Box 12194, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2194, United States.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.avb.2005.08.008

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A large and growing empirical literature reveals a robust relationship between alcohol use and the occurrence of intimate partner violence (IPV). However, the role of alcohol use and intoxication in episodes of IPV, particularly with respect to alcohol's potential causal or facilitative function in the occurrence of partner aggression, remains a source of much controversy and considerable debate. The purpose of this review is to (a) describe briefly IPV and the types of behaviors subsumed under this label, (b) examine evidence for the link between alcohol use and IPV, (c) explicate factors (e.g., antisocial personality disorder) that may moderate this relationship, and (d) discuss the primary conceptual models put forth to explain this association. Recommendations for interventions that consider the relationship between alcohol use and IPV are also provided.

Language: en