Readiness to quit cigarette smoking, intimate partner violence, and substance abuse among arrested violent women.
Cigarette smoking is a leading cause of preventable mortality in the United States. Not much data are available regarding the prevalence and correlates of cigarette smoking in female perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV). Ninety-eight arrested violent women were recruited from court-referred batterer intervention programs. The prevalence of smoking in the sample was 62%. Smokers reported higher levels of substance abuse, psychopathology, general violence, and IPV perpetration and victimization than nonsmokers. Most smokers (65%) indicated a desire to quit within the next year. The results highlight the importance of screening for cigarette smoking in violence intervention programs and offering assistance to those who choose to quit.
Stuart
Gregory L
GL
Brown Medical School and Butler Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island 02906, USA. gregory_stuart@Brown.edu
Meehan
Jeffrey
J
Temple
Jeff R
JR
Moore
Todd M
TM
Hellmuth
Julianne
J
Follansbee
Katherine
K
Morean
Meghan
M
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D009042:Motivation; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011329:Prisoners / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012237:Rhode Island; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000523:psychology*; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D014754:Violence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*