Differences in childhood physical abuse reporting and the association between CPA and alcohol use disorder in European American and African American women.

ABSTRACT: The goal of the current study was to examine whether the magnitude of the association between childhood physical abuse (CPA) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) varies by type of CPA assessment and race of the respondents. Data are from the Missouri adolescent female twins study and the Missouri family study (N = 4508) where 21.2% identified as African American (AA) and 78.8% as European American (EA); mean age = 23.8. Data were collected using a structured comprehensive interview which assessed CPA experiences using behavioral questions about specific abusive behaviors and trauma checklist items. Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were conducted, adjusting for additional risk factors associated with AUD, including co-occurring psychiatric disorders (defined as time-varying) and paren

SUBMITTER: Werner KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4915219 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature