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.
Rosen
Leora N
LN
Office of Research and Evaluation, National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC 20531, USA.
Knudson
Kathryn H
KH
Brannen
Stephen J
SJ
Fancher
Peggy
P
Killgore
Thomas E
TE
Barasich
Gregory G
GG
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