title: Mechanisms of Alcohol-Facilitated Intimate Partner Violence.
abstract: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a critical public health problem that requires clear and testable etiological models that may translate into effective interventions. While alcohol intoxication and a pattern of heavy alcohol consumption are robust correlates of IPV perpetration, there has been limited research that examines the mediating mechanisms of how alcohol potentiates IPV. We provide a theoretical and methodological framework for researchers to conceptualize how alcohol intoxication causes IPV, and propose innovative laboratory methods that directly test mediational mechanisms. We conclude by discussing how these innovations may lead to the development of interventions to prevent or reduce alcohol-related IPV.
authors.affiliation: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA eckhardt@purdue.edu.
authors.forename: Christopher I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Eckhardt
authors.affiliation: Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA.
authors.forename: Dominic J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Parrott
authors.affiliation: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
authors.forename: Joel G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Sprunger
mesh_terms: D000339:Affect; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000523:psychology; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology; D003071:Cognition; D019548:Crime Victims; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence; D008297:Male; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012307:Risk Factors; D012747:Sexual Partners; D013179:Spouse Abuse
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol
keywords: I3 theory; alcohol intoxication; alcohol myopia; intimate partner violence; treatment