Alcohol, gender and partner aggression: a general population study of British adults
Year: 2004
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study explored gender differences in the extent that alcohol affects the perceived severity of partner aggression, and assessed the relationship between partner aggression and drinking pattern. Respondents were asked questions related to their own drinking pattern and the most severe incident of physical aggression experienced by and to a spouse/romantic partner during the previous two years as part of a general population survey of 2027 adults in the UK conducted by interviewers using both oral and computer-assisted question format.Approximately, 20% of respondents reported partner aggression, with drinking by one or both partners occurring in 35–40% of incidents. Alcohol use at the time of aggression was associated with increased severity of aggression, anger and fear, especially for aggression by a male toward a female respondent. Drinking patterns of the respondent and the partner predicted alcohol involvement in aggression, but not aggression that did not involve alcohol.
Source: Addiction Research & Theory
Authors: Kathryn Graham, Moira Plant, Martin Plant
Institutions: Western University, University of the West of England
Language: English
Subfield: Health
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2046755653