@article{ref1,
title="The relationship between childhood sexual abuse and alcohol abuse in women--a case-control study",
journal="Addiction",
year="1998",
author="Fleming, J. and Mullen, P. E. and Sibthorpe, B. and Attewell, R. and Bammer, G.",
volume="93",
number="12",
pages="1787-1798",
abstract="AIMS: The aim of this paper was to examine the association between reporting childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and alcohol abuse in a community sample of women using multivariate analysis which took into account a range of potential confounding variables (such as a family history of alcoholism) and effect modifiers (such as having an alcoholic partner). DESIGN: A two-stage retrospective case-control study was used to investigate the relationship between reporting CSA and alcohol abuse in women. PARTICIPANTS: Seven hundred and ten women randomly selected from the Australian federal electoral rolls. MEASUREMENTS: The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) was used to measure alcohol abuse. A series of questions based on those developed by Wyatt (1985) were used to ascertain the prevalence of CSA. FINDINGS: The final model showed that the relationship between a history of CSA and alcohol abuse reflected a complex interaction between CSA and a range of other factors in a woman's background. CSA was not by itself a significant predictor of alcohol abuse (OR = 0.61; 95% CI = 0.31-1.20). However, a history of CSA became significant in combination with co-factors which included: having a mother who was perceived as cold and uncaring; having an alcoholic partner; and believing that alcohol is a sexual disinhibitor. CONCLUSION: This study indicates that CSA alone is not a causative factor in the development of alcohol abuse among women and highlights the importance of examining the family background of women with alcohol problems.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0965-2140",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}