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Stability of alcohol use and teen dating violence for female youth: A latent transition analysis
Author(s) -
Choi Hye Jeong,
Elmquist JoAnna,
Shorey Ryan C.,
Rothman Emily F.,
Stuart Gregory L.,
Temple Jeff R.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
drug and alcohol review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.018
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1465-3362
pISSN - 0959-5236
DOI - 10.1111/dar.12462
Subject(s) - victimisation , poison control , psychology , injury prevention , alcohol , latent growth modeling , suicide prevention , human factors and ergonomics , clinical psychology , medicine , developmental psychology , environmental health , biochemistry , chemistry
and Aims Alcohol use is one of the most widely accepted and studied risk factors for teen dating violence (TDV). Too little research has explored longitudinally if it is true that an adolescent's alcohol use and TDV involvement simultaneously occur. In the current study, we examined whether there were latent status based on past‐year TDV and alcohol use and whether female adolescents changed their statuses of TDV and alcohol use over time. Methods The sample consisted of 583 female youths in seven public high schools in Texas. Three waves of longitudinal data collected from 2011 to 2013 were utilised in this study. Participants completed self‐report assessments of alcohol use (past‐year alcohol use, number of drinks in the past month and episodic heavy drinking within the past month) and psychological and physical TDV victimisation and perpetration. Latent transition analysis was used to examine if the latent status based on TDV and alcohol use changed over time. Results Five separate latent statuses were identified: (i) no violence, no alcohol; (ii) alcohol; (iii) psychological violence, no alcohol; (iv) psychological violence, alcohol; and (v) physical and psychological violence, alcohol. Latent transition analysis indicated that adolescents generally remained in the same subgroup across time. Discussion This study provides evidence on the co‐occurrence of alcohol use and teen dating violence, and whether teens' status based on dating violence and alcohol use are stable over time. Findings from the current study highlight the importance of targeting both TDV and substance use in intervention and prevention programs. [Choi HJ, Elmquist J, Shorey RC, Rothman EF, Stuart GL,Temple JR. Stability of alcohol use and teen dating violence for female youth: Alatent transition analysis. Drug Alcohol Rev 2017;36:80–87]