Alcohol, Conflict, and Aggression in Intimate Relationships: A Dyadic Approach

Overview

Journal J Soc Pers Relat

Publisher Sage Publications

Date 2020 Jun 26

PMID 32581419

Citations 5

Authors

Christopher I Eckhardt

Dominic J Parrott

Cory A Crane

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Abstract

Intimate partner aggression (IPA) 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 IPA perpetration, there has been limited research that examines this association from a dyadic perspective. In the present review, we discuss compelling reasons for understanding dyadic factors that assist our understanding of alcohol-facilitated IPA, review the relatively small number of studies that have investigated such factors, and provide a theoretical and methodological framework for researchers to conceptualize how to model alcohol-facilitated IPA from a dyadic framework.

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