Family violence, employment status, welfare benefits, and alcohol drinking in the United States: what is the relation?
Family violence, employment status, welfare benefits, and alcohol drinking in the United States: what is the relation?
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DOI：
10.1136/jech.55.3.172
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发表时间：
2001-03-01
影响因子：
6.3
通讯作者：
Lee, J
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作者：
Rodriguez, E;Lasch, KE;Lee, J
目的——本研究考察了婚姻冲突期间就业状况、福利、饮酒和其他个人以及背景因素对身体攻击的影响。方法——Logistic回归模型用于分析1987年和1992年全国家庭和住户调查中收集的面板数据。分析中总共纳入了1992年重新访谈的4780名已婚或同居者。结果——在控制酗酒、收入、教育程度、年龄等因素后，发现非就业受访者与就业受访者相比，遭受家庭暴力的风险并不更大；然而，领取福利金的就业人员面临的风险要高得多。即使在控制了其他因素后，滥用酒精仍然是暴力的预测因素，它会增加家庭暴力的风险，而对家人和朋友的社会支持的满意度会降低家庭暴力的风险。结论——这些结果强调了酗酒对家庭暴力的重要影响，以及监测福利改革对家庭暴力的潜在影响的必要性。
Objectives-This study examined the contribution of employment status, welfare benefits, alcohol use, and other individual, and contextual factors to physical aggression during marital conflict.Methods-Logistic regression models were used to analyse panel data collected in the National Survey of Families and Households in 1987 and 1992. A total of 4780 married or cohabiting persons reinterviewed in 1992 were included in the analysis, Domestic violence was defined as reporting that both partners were physically violent during arguments.Results-It was found that non-employed respondents are not at greater risk of family violence in comparison with employed respondents, after controlling for alcohol misuse, income, education, age, and other factors; however, employed persons receiving welfare benefits are at significantly higher risk. Alcohol misuse, which remains a predictor of violence even after controlling for other factors, increases the risk of family violence while satisfaction with social support from family and friends decreases it.Conclusion-These results underscore the important effect of alcohol misuse on domestic violence, and the need to monitor the potential impact of welfare reform on domestic violence.