TY - JOUR
T1 - Acculturation, Drinking, and Intimate Partner Violence among Hispanic Couples in the United States
T2 - A Longitudinal Study
AU - Caetano, Raul
AU - Ramisetty-Mikler, Suhasini
AU - McGrath, Christine
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2004/2
Y1 - 2004/2
N2 - This article examines the 5-year association between acculturation, drinking, and male-to-female partner violence and female-to-male partner violence among Hispanic couples in the United States. A national representative sample of Hispanic couples 18 years of age or older was interviewed in 1995 and 2000. Both members of the couple were independently interviewed. Differences in prevalence rates of male-to-female partner violence and female-to-male partner violence, incidence, and recurrence across acculturation groups are not significant. Drinking is associated with acculturation among women. Couples with mixed acculturation level (high-medium) are less at risk for male-to-female partner violence. An increase of five standard drinks per week in men's drinking decreases the risk of female-to-male partner violence by 10%. Acculturation level at Time 1 is not associated with male-to-female partner violence and female-to-male partner violence status 5 years later.
AB - This article examines the 5-year association between acculturation, drinking, and male-to-female partner violence and female-to-male partner violence among Hispanic couples in the United States. A national representative sample of Hispanic couples 18 years of age or older was interviewed in 1995 and 2000. Both members of the couple were independently interviewed. Differences in prevalence rates of male-to-female partner violence and female-to-male partner violence, incidence, and recurrence across acculturation groups are not significant. Drinking is associated with acculturation among women. Couples with mixed acculturation level (high-medium) are less at risk for male-to-female partner violence. An increase of five standard drinks per week in men's drinking decreases the risk of female-to-male partner violence by 10%. Acculturation level at Time 1 is not associated with male-to-female partner violence and female-to-male partner violence status 5 years later.
KW - Acculturation
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Hispanic
KW - Intimate partner violence
KW - Survey
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U2 - 10.1177/0739986303261812
DO - 10.1177/0739986303261812
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0442322894
SN - 0739-9863
VL - 26
SP - 60
EP - 78
JO - Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences
JF - Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences
IS - 1
ER -