Time-varying associations of alcohol and cannabis use with intimate partner violence for black and white young women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Substance use is linked to increases in young women's risk for intimate partner violence (IPV). Increased understanding of the magnitude of and changes in the associations between substance use and risk for IPV in the transition to emerging adulthood, and differences between Black and White women, could inform efforts to protect women from substance use-related harm.

Methods

Young women (N = 1,852; 59% Black, 41% White) in the Pittsburgh Girls Study completed yearly assessments at ages 17-21 on frequency of alcohol and cannabis use, and experiences of IPV (minor physical assault). Time-varying effect models (TVEMs) were used to examine changes in the strength of the association between frequency of alcohol and cannabis use with IPV across ages 17-21, controlling f

SUBMITTER: Chung T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8362841 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature