Alcohol Use and Mental Health as Predictors of Intimate Partner Violence from Adolescence to Young Adulthood

项目摘要 这项拟议的研究的目的是考察饮酒和饮酒之间的双向联系。 亲密伴侣暴力(IPV)在从青春期到青壮年的发育期，当 饮酒和IPV峰值都是如此。此外，从青春期到青壮年的发展阶段 通常会带来精神健康方面的挑战，如抑郁症状和创伤后应激障碍，这可能 与饮酒和IPV相吻合。因此，本研究旨在探讨这种双向关联。 从青春期(15岁)到青壮年(26岁)的11年间饮酒和IPV之间的关系， 抑郁症状和创伤后应激是否缓和了饮酒之间的关系？ 和IPV。到目前为止，研究酒精使用和IPV之间的双向联系的研究还没有 处于这一关键的发展时期。因此，目前的提案可以提供关键的 关于时机和脆弱性因素(例如，抑郁症或创伤后应激症状)的信息，以告知 与酒精有关的IPV预防和干预努力。此外，缺乏关于人类如何 饮酒和IPV之间的关系可能因出生性别、种族和民族而不同， 尽管有一些证据表明，饮酒模式和IPV在这些群体中有所不同。因此，当前的 提案将探索酒精使用和IPV之间的关系作为交叉函数的差异 人口统计身份。该项目将为未来旨在设计肯定文化的IPV的研究提供信息 预防和干预计划。

Project Summary The objective of the proposed study is to examine the bidirectional associations between alcohol use and intimate partner violence (IPV) during the developmental period from adolescence to young adulthood, when both alcohol use and IPV peak. Furthermore, the developmental period from adolescence to young adulthood often brings mental health challenges, such as symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress, which can coincide with alcohol use and IPV. Thus, the present study aims to investigate the bidirectional associations between alcohol use and IPV across eleven years from adolescence (age 15) to young adulthood (age 26), and whether symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress moderate the relationship between alcohol use and IPV. To date, studies examining the bidirectional associations between alcohol use and IPV have not been situated during this critical developmental period. Therefore, the current proposal can provide critical information on timing and vulnerability factors (e.g., depression or post-traumatic stress symptoms) to inform alcohol-related IPV prevention and intervention efforts. Furthermore, research is lacking on how the relationship between alcohol use and IPV may differ as a function of sex assigned at birth, race, and ethnicity, despite some evidence that patterns of alcohol use and IPV differ amongst these groups. Thus, the current proposal will explore differences in the relationship between alcohol use and IPV as a function of intersecting demographic identities. This project will inform future research aimed at designing culturally-affirming IPV prevention and intervention programs.