Relationships Among Alcohol Use, Hyperarousal, and Marital Abuse and Violence in Vietnam Veterans |
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Authors: | Vincent W Savarese Michael K Suvak Lynda A King Daniel W King |
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Institution: | (1) Women's Health Sciences Division, National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts;(2) Behavioral Science Division, National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts;(3) Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts |
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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. |
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Keywords: | drinking frequency drinking quantity hyperarousal marital violence |
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