title: The dark side of social support: understanding the role of social support, drinking behaviors and alcohol outlets for child physical abuse.
abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine how parental drinking behavior, drinking locations, alcohol outlet density, and types of social support (tangible, emotional, and social companionship) may place children at greater risk for physical abuse. Data on use of physical abuse, drinking behaviors, types of social support, social networks, and demographic information were collected via telephone interviews with 3,023 parent respondents in 50 cities in California. Data on alcohol outlet density were obtained by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Multilevel Poisson models were used to analyze data for the drinking levels in the entire sample and dose-response drinking models for drinkers. Social companionship support was related to more frequent use of physical abuse. Having a higher percentage of social companionship support network living within the neighborhood was related to more frequent physical abuse in the full sample. This relationship was moderated by on-premise alcohol outlet density. With regards to drinking behaviors, drinking behaviors from ex-drinkers to frequent heavy drinkers used physically abusive parenting practices more often than lifetime abstainers. The dose-response models show that each additional drinking event at a bar or home/party was related to more frequent use of physical abuse. Practitioners working with parents who abuse their children should be aware that not all social support is beneficial. Findings build evidence that child maltreatment is influenced by the interaction between individual and ecological factors.
authors.affiliation: Luskin School of Public Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
authors.forename: Bridget
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Freisthler
authors.affiliation: Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, USA.
authors.forename: Megan R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.affiliation: Prevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer Price
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages / Q000600:supply & distribution; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003132:Commerce; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010290:Parents; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support
keywords: Alcohol outlets; Alcohol use; Child physical abuse; Dose-response; Social support
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