Prior studies suggest racial/ethnic differences in the associations between alcohol misuse and spouse abuse. Some studies indicate that drinking patterns are a stronger predictor of spouse abuse for African Americans but not whites or Hispanics, while others report that drinking patterns are a stronger predictor for whites than African Americans or Hispanics. This study, published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, extends prior work by exploring associations between heavy drinking, alcohol-related problems, and risk for spouse abuse within racial/ethnic groups as well as variations associated with whether the perpetrator is drinking during the spouse abuse incident.
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Spouse Abuse and Alcohol Problems Among White, African American, and Hispanic U.S. Army Soldiers
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Research & Statistics
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Military Personnel, Veterans, and Their Families
