By James Ives, News-Medical, June 24, 2019.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) – commonly known as domestic violence, and long associated with drinking – is a significant public health problem. Examination of patients treated at urban Emergency Departments(EDs) shows that choice of drinking venues, such as bars or restaurants, and amount consumed there, appear to have little influence on IPV risk. These results and others were shared at the 42ndannual scientific meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA) in Minneapolis June 22-26.
"We evaluated associations between IPV and the frequency and quantity of drinking in six different contexts: bars or pubs; restaurants; the home of a friend or relative; one's own home; public settings such as parks and parking lots; and community centers, social halls or large events," she explained.
"Approximately 23 percent of the sample reported past-year IPV involvement," she said. However, she added, drinking contexts did notsubstantively contribute to the frequency of IPV perpetration or victimization among males or females. Contributing factors were more complicated.
"Results of our analyses showed that food insufficiency, impulsivity, and adverse childhood experiences were related to IPV perpetration among men and women," she said. "In addition, having a partner who was a problem drinker was associated with male IPV perpetration; days of marijuana use was linked with female IPV perpetration. Many of these factors, and having a partner who was a problem drinker, were associated with IPV victimization for both genders. Previous analyses, however, had showed that frequency of intoxication and at-risk drinking (4+/5+ drinks per day for females/males) increases the likelihood of IPV."
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