Mechanisms of Alcohol-Facilitated Intimate Partner Violence. (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Eckhardt, Christopher I.; Parrott, Dominic J.; Sprunger, Joel G.
• Other Names: Freeman Robert guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Violence against women. Volume 21:Number 8(2015:Aug.)
• Page Start: 939
• Page End: 957
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: intimate partner violence -- alcohol intoxication -- alcohol myopia -- I3 theory -- treatment; Abused women -- Periodicals; Women -- Crimes against -- Periodicals; Violent crimes -- Periodicals; Femmes victimes de violence -- Périodiques; Femmes, Crimes contre les -- Périodiques; Crimes violents -- Périodiques; 362.8292
• DOI: 10.1177/1077801215589376
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1077-8012

Abstract

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a critical public health problem that requires clear and testable etiological models that may translate into effective interventions. While alcohol intoxication and a pattern of heavy alcohol consumption are robust correlates of IPV perpetration, there has been limited research that examines the mediating mechanisms of how alcohol potentiates IPV. We provide a theoretical and methodological framework for researchers to conceptualize how alcohol intoxication causes IPV, and propose innovative laboratory methods that directly test mediational mechanisms. We conclude by discussing how these innovations may lead to the development of interventions to prevent or reduce alcohol-related IPV.