Drowning the pain : intimate partner violence and drinking to cope prospectively predict problem drinking Camilla S. Øverup, DiBello, Angelo M., Julie A. Brunson, Linda K. Acitelli, Clayton Neighbors
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Addictive Behaviors, 2015, 41: 152-161
"The present study examined the longitudinal association among drinking problems, drinking to cope, and degree of intimate partner violence (IPV). Two competing models were tested; the first model posited that drinking to cope leads to greater drinking problems and this subsequently leads to more violence in the relationship (an intoxication–violence model). The second model speculated that violence in the relationship leads to drinking to cope, which in turn leads to greater drinking problems (a self-medication model). Findings provide support for the self-medication model." (from the abstract)