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Dating violence and substance use in college students: A review of the literature

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Shorey, Ryan C., Stuart, Gregory L., Cornelius, Tara L.·2011·Aggression and Violent Behavior
DOI 10.1016/j.avb.2011.08.003PMC PMC3224085
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Dating violence is a serious and prevalent problem among college-aged dating couples. Although substance use has been shown to be associated with dating violence among college students in empirical studies, the use of substances as they relate to dating violence has yet to be systematically reviewed. The purpose of the present manuscript is to review research on dating violence (perpetration and victimization) and substance use (alcohol and drugs). First, theoretical explanations for the association between substances and dating violence are presented. Second, the literature on substance use and dating violence is reviewed. The literature suggests a consistent association between alcohol and dating violence perpetration and victimization, although the association between drug use and dating violence is less clear. Implications of this review for dating violence prevention programming and future research are discussed.

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  • Alcohol use is a well-established risk and instigatory factor for dating aggression.

    “alcohol use is a well-documented risk and instigatory factor for dating aggression (Finkel et al., 2012; Rothman, McNaughton Reyes, et al., 2012; Shorey, Stuart, & Cornelius, 2011).”

    From Understanding the Role of Alcohol, Anxiety, and Trait Mindfulness in the Perpetration of Physical and Sexual Dating Violence in Emerging Adults. (2018) · cites this paper as Shorey, Stuart, & Cornelius, 2011

    The Summary reports that alcohol is consistently related to dating-violence perpetration among college-aged men and women, and that aggression is more likely when a person is under its influence. But the Summary and Alcohol and Male Perpetration section caution that the reviewed studies were cross-sectional and could not establish temporal relationships. The source supports alcohol as a risk correlate, but not the stronger assertion that it is an established instigatory cause. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Authors
Shorey, R. C., Stuart, G. L., & Cornelius, T. L.
Affiliations
  • University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
  • Grand Valley State University (US)
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Venue
Aggression and Violent Behavior
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-11
Volume
16
Issue
6
Pages
541-550
ISSN
1359-1789 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.avb.2011.08.003
PMC
PMC3224085
OpenAlex
W2056563029
Cited by
218
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FWCI
12.18
Type
journal article
Language
en
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www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Aggression and Violent Behavior (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (F31AA020131, K24AA019707)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
Keywords
dating violence, substance use, university students, alcohol consumption, drug use, dating violence perpetration, dating violence victimization, theoretical explanation, dating violence prevention

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