Understanding the Role of Alcohol, Anxiety, and Trait Mindfulness in the Perpetration of Physical and Sexual Dating Violence in Emerging Adults

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ID12436366
AuthorsQuyen Ngo (0000-0002-9781-4291, University of Michigan, corresponding author), Quyen M Ngo (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA), Jessica I Ramirez (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA), Sara F Stein (0000-0003-3030-8949, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA), Rebecca M Cunningham (0000-0002-6382-2365, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA), Stephen T Chermack (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA), Vijay Singh (0000-0003-0495-1885, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA), Maureen A Walton (0000-0001-6547-0204, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA)
Year2018
Volume24
Issue10
Pages1166-1186
Publication date2018-07-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueViolence Against Women (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1077801218781886
PMID30037316
OpenAlexW2883993412
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited82

This study examines alcohol consumption, anxiety, trait mindfulness, and physical and sexual dating violence aggression (PDV and SDV) among 735 emerging adults (18-25 years) in an urban emergency department. Of the total sample, 27.2% perpetrated PDV and 16.5% perpetrated SDV. Alcohol was positively associated with PDV/SDV. Anxiety was positively associated with PDV. Mindfulness was negatively associated with PDV/SDV. Interaction analyses revealed women had lower PDV with higher nonjudgment facet of mindfulness. Higher act aware was associated with lower PDV regardless of high versus low alcohol. Findings indicate different contributing factors among perpetrators of PDV/SDV; some factors may be attenuated by mindfulness

Aggression · Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Anxiety · Big Five personality traits · Dating violence · Domestic violence · Environmental health · Facet (psychology · Injury prevention · Mindfulness · Personality · Poison control · Psychiatry · Trait · Trait anxiety · Child Abuse and Trauma · Clinical Psychology · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology

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