Purpose

The prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) is alarmingly high among young adults. Alcohol use and depression have both been shown to increase risk for IPV. However, little is known about whether depression and alcohol may interact to predict IPV in couples.

Methods

The current study utilized a sample of 81 racially and ethnically diverse young adult couples (91.4% between the ages of 18–24) to examine alcohol use and depressive symptoms as predictors of physical, sexual, and psychological IPV perpetration. Data were analyzed following an Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM) framework, allowing for the examination of both actor and partner effects.

Results

Results indicated that one’s own alcohol use was associated with an increase in one’s own psychological IPV perpetration, and one’s own depressive symptoms were associated with an increase in one’s own physical and psychological IPV perpetration. Although one’s partner’s alcohol use was associated with an increase in one’s own physical IPV perpetration on average, a marginally significant statistical interaction with one’s partner’s depression suggested this association was moderated, such that high levels of one’s partner’s depressive symptoms weakened the relationship between one’s partner’s alcohol use and one’s own physical IPV perpetration.

Conclusions

Findings provide novel information on when depressive symptoms may be a risk factor for IPV in young adult couples.

中文翻译：

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酒精使用和抑郁症状在预测夫妻亲密伴侣暴力犯罪风险中的交互作用

目的

在年轻人中，亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV) 的流行率高得惊人。酒精使用和抑郁症都已被证明会增加 IPV 的风险。然而，对于抑郁症和酒精是否会相互作用来预测夫妻中的 IPV 知之甚少。

方法

目前的研究使用了 81 对不同种族和民族的年轻成年夫妇的样本（91.4% 的年龄在 18-24 岁之间）来检查酒精使用和抑郁症状作为身体、性和心理 IPV 实施的预测因素。数据按照演员-合作伙伴相互依赖模型 (APIM) 框架进行分析，从而可以检查演员和合作伙伴的影响。

结果

结果表明，一个人自己的酒精使用与一个人自己的心理 IPV 犯罪增加有关，一个人自己的抑郁症状与一个人自己的身体和心理 IPV 犯罪的增加有关。虽然平均而言，伴侣的酒精使用与自己身体 IPV 犯罪的增加有关，但与伴侣抑郁的轻微显着统计交互表明这种关联有所缓和，因此伴侣的高水平抑郁症状削弱了伴侣酒精之间的关系使用和自己的物理 IPV 犯罪。

结论

研究结果提供了有关抑郁症状何时可能成为年轻成年夫妇 IPV 风险因素的新信息。