Objective
Despi
te a
n ex
te
nsive
theore
tical li
tera
ture o
n acu
te alcohol i
ntoxica
tio
n likely i
ncreasi
ng
the odds of aggressio
n be
twee
n i
ntima
te par
tners,
there have bee
n few
temporal s
tudies o
n the rela
tio
n be
twee
n alcohol use a
nd i
ncreased odds of i
ntima
te par
tner viole
nce (IPV). Moreover,
the li
tera
ture o
n the
temporal rela
tio
n be
twee
n marijua
na use a
nd IPV is i
n i
ts i
nfa
ncy. The exis
ti
ng
temporal research has ye
t to exami
ne i
n the same s
tudy
the
three dis
ti
nc
t types of IPV
tha
t occur mos
t of
te
n be
twee
n par
tners: physical, psychological, a
nd sexual. Thus,
the prese
nt s
tudy exami
ned
the
temporal rela
tio
nship be
twee
n acu
te alcohol use, marijua
na use, a
nd male perpe
tra
ted physical, psychological, a
nd sexual da
ti
ng viole
nce.
Method
College men who had consumed alcohol in the previous month and were in a current dating relationship participated (N = 67). Men completed daily surveys that assessed their alcohol use, marijuana use, and violence perpetration (psychological, physical, and sexual) for up to 90 consecutive days.
Results
On any alcohol use days, heavy alcohol use days (5 or more standard drinks), and as the number of drinks increased on a given day, the odds of physical and sexual aggression perpetration increased. The odds of psychological aggression increased on heavy alcohol use days only. Marijuana use days did not increase the odds of any type of aggression.
Conclusions
These findings contribute to a growing body of research on the temporal relation between acute alcohol use and IPV perpetration among college men. Combined with previous research, our findings suggest that dating violence intervention and prevention programs should target reductions in alcohol use.