Impulsivity and Partner Violence in Male Alcoholics

男性酗酒者的冲动和伴侣暴力

• 批准号: 7147718
• 负责人: JULIE A SCHUMACHER
• 金额: $ 21.01万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MED CTR
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-08-01 至 2008-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7147718
• 关键词: aggression; alcoholic beverage consumption; alcoholism /alcohol abuse; alcoholism /alcohol abuse therapy; behavior prediction; behavioral /social science research tag; clinical research; domestic violence; dyadic interaction; executive function; high risk behavior /lifestyle; human subject; impulsive behavior; interview; locus of control; male; neuropsychological tests; patient oriented research; questionnaires; sex partner; social model; substance abuse related behavior

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Although alcohol use disorders (ADD) in men are well established as important risk factors for intimate partner violence (IPV), there is clear evidence that not all men with ADD engage in IPV. Researchers have begun to identify characteristics that may distinguish partner-violent and non partner-violent ADD men, but the mechanisms through which risk for IPV is heightened in AUD samples remains largely unknown. In the proposed exploratory/ developmental study (R21), we will examine the role of underlying deficits in impulsecontrol and related self-regulatory processes as one mechanism through which AUD and IPV may be linked. To achieve this research goal, we will conduct assessments on 124 treatment-seeking alcohol dependent men. The two-session assessment will comprise standard interview and diagnostic measures as well as a battery of self-report and behavioral measures that tap impulsivity and some related self-regulatory processes. The behavioral measures will consist of standard neuropsychological tests and laboratory research tasks. Female partners of the male study participants will be asked to provide collateral reports of IPV. This exploratory/developmental study will provide preliminary data on the utility of a self-regulation model to account for IPV in alcohol treatment populations. Findings from the proposed study will allow us to estimate effect sizes associated with a variety of putative measures of self-regulatory processes. These preliminary data and effect sizes will be used to inform the development of a larger study. In addition, evidence that impulsivity and related self-regulatory processes underlie IPV in alcohol dependent men will inform treatments for partner-violent AUD men currently under development by our research team.

描述（由申请人提供）：尽管男性中的酒精使用障碍（ADD）是亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）的重要风险因素（IPV），但有明确的证据表明，并非所有患有添加的男性都参与IPV。研究人员已经开始确定可能区分伴侣暴力和非伴侣的添加男性的特征，但是在aud样品中增加IPV风险的机制仍然很大未知。在拟议的探索/发展研究（R21）中，我们将研究基本缺陷在脉冲控制和相关的自我调节过程中的作用，作为一种机制，可以将AUD和IPV连接起来。为了实现这一研究目标，我们将对124名寻求治疗的依赖酒精的男性进行评估。两项评估将包括标准访谈和诊断措施，以及一系列自我报告和行为措施，这些措施和一些相关的自我调节过程。行为措施将包括标准的神经心理学测试和实验室研究任务。将要求男性研究参与者的女性伴侣提供IPV的附带报告。这项探索性/发展研究将提供有关自我调节模型的实用性的初步数据，以说明酒精治疗群体中的IPV。拟议的研究的发现将使我们能够估计与各种假定的自我调节过程相关的效应大小。这些初步的数据和效果大小将用于告知一项更大的研究的发展。此外，有证据表明，依赖酒精的男性IPV是冲动性和相关的自我调节过程的证据，将为我们的研究团队开发的伴侣对伴侣的AUD男性提供依据。