Intimate partner violence among U.S. Army soldiers in Alaska: a comparison of reported rates and survey results.
OBJECTIVE
A U.S. Army post in Alaska (Fort A) was determined to have a higher than average rate of officially reported cases of spousal abuse compared with the Army as a whole. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether Fort A had a higher rate of self-reported spousal abuse compared with the Army as a whole.


METHODS
A survey on intimate partner violence was conducted among 648 married male personnel who completed a questionnaire that included the Modified Conflict Tactic Scale.


RESULTS
Comparisons with results of an earlier study involving a large representative sample of Army personnel indicated that Fort A did not have higher levels of intimate partner violence than the Army average based on soldiers' self-reports.


CONCLUSIONS
It may not be appropriate to draw conclusions about serious intimate partner violence in the military based solely on the results of family conflict surveys.
Office of Research and Evaluation, National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC 20531, USA.
Leora N
LN
Rosen
Kathryn H
KH
Knudson
Stephen J
SJ
Brannen
Peggy
P
Fancher
Thomas E
TE
Killgore
Gregory G
GG
Barasich
D000328:Adult; D000413:Alaska / Q000453:epidemiology; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires