Family violence, employment status, welfare benefits, and alcohol drinking in the United States: What is the relation? Journal Article
| Authors: | Rodriguez, E.; Lasch, K. E.; Chandra, P.; Lee, J. |
| Article Title: | Family violence, employment status, welfare benefits, and alcohol drinking in the United States: What is the relation? |
| Abstract: | Objectives - This study examined the contribution of employment status, welfare benefits, alcohol use, and other individual, and contextual factors to physical aggression during marital conflict. Methods - Logistic regression models were used to analyse panel data collected in the National Survey of Families and Households in 1987 and 1992. A total of 4780 married or cohabiting persons re-interviewed in 1992 were included in the analysis. Domestic violence was defined as reporting that both partners were physically violent during arguments. Results - It was found that non-employed respondents are not at greater risk of family violence in comparison with employed respondents, after controlling for alcohol misuse, income, education, age, and other factors; however, employed persons receiving welfare benefits are at significantly higher risk. Alcohol misuse, which remains a predictor of violence even after controlling for other factors, increases the risk of family violence while satisfaction with social support from family and friends decreases it. Conclusion - These results underscore the important effect of alcohol misuse on domestic violence, and the need to monitor the potential impact of welfare reform on domestic violence. |
| Keywords: | adult; major clinical study; united states; logistic models; risk factors; risk assessment; alcohol consumption; population surveillance; drinking behavior; alcoholism; spouse abuse; family characteristics; employment; unemployment; correlation function; humans; human; male; female; article; family violence; public assistance |
| Journal Title: | Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health |
| Volume: | 55 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| ISSN: | 0143-005X |
| Publisher: | BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. |
| Date Published: | 2001-03-01 |
| Start Page: | 172 |
| End Page: | 178 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1136/jech.55.3.172 |
| PUBMED: | 11160171 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC1731852 |
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| Notes: | Export Date: 21 May 2015 -- Source: Scopus |
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