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Relationships Among Alcohol Use, Hyperarousal, and Marital Abuse and Violence in Vietnam Veterans.
- Source :
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Journal of Traumatic Stress . Oct2001, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p717-732. 16p. 3 Charts, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- Alcohol use (frequency and quantity) and the hyperarousal feature of PTSD were examined in relation to male-perpetrated marital abuse and violence using data from 376 couples who participated in the National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study. Veteran's self-reported hyperarousal was significantly associated with partner's report of physical violence and psychological abuse toward her. Differential relationships were found between veteran's self-reported drinking frequency and drinking quantity and the outcomes; of the two components, only the average quantity consumed per occasion was independently related to husband-to-wife violence. Moreover, a complex interaction emerged between hyperarousal and the two dimensions of alcohol consumption in predicting violence, with the relationship between hyperarousal and violence varying as a function of both drinking frequency and drinking quantity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08949867
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Traumatic Stress
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 11308721
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013038021175