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Intimate partner violence in emerging adulthood and subsequent substance use disorders: findings from a longitudinal study
Author(s) -
Ahmadabadi Zohre,
Najman Jackob M.,
Williams Gail M.,
Clavarino Alexandra M.,
d'Abbs Peter,
Smirnov Andrew
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0965-2140
DOI - 10.1111/add.14592
Subject(s) - medicine , psychiatry , alcohol use disorder , substance abuse , cidi , domestic violence , poison control , nicotine , conduct disorder , odds ratio , injury prevention , psychology , comorbidity , alcohol , environmental health , biochemistry , chemistry , national comorbidity survey
Aims To examine the temporal association between the experience of different types of intimate partner violence (IPV) in early adulthood (21 years) and substance use disorders in young adulthood (30 years). Design Prospective birth cohort study using data from the Mater‐University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy (MUSP). Setting Brisbane, Australia. Participants A total of 1353 people (822 females and 531 males). Measurements IPV was measured using the Composite Abuse Scale (CAS) and alcohol, substance and nicotine use disorders were assessed using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI). Findings In females, the experience of different forms of IPV at 21 years remained a robust risk factor for subsequent alcohol use disorder [adjusted odds ratios (aORs) ranged from 1.6 to 2.6 (all P < 0.05)], substance use disorder [aORs ranged from 2.1 to 4.0 (all P < 0.001)] and nicotine use disorder [aORs ranged from 2.0 to 2.4 (all P < 0.05)] at 30 years, even after controlling for antecedent substance disorders. However, in males only physical and emotional abuse (but not harassment) were significant in predicting alcohol use disorder [aORs ranged from 1.4 to 1.8 (all P < 0.05)] and drug use disorder [aORs ranged from 1.6 to 2.0 (all P < 0.05)] in the fully adjusted model. Conclusion Intimate partner violence (IPV) in early adulthood is robustly associated with alcohol, substance and nicotine use disorders in women, whereas in men the association is clear for only some forms of IPV and types of disorder.