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Understanding the Role of Alcohol, Anxiety, and Trait Mindfulness in the Perpetration of Physical and Sexual Dating Violence in Emerging Adults.

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Ngo, Quyen M., Ramirez, Jessica I., Stein, Sara F., Cunningham, Rebecca M., Chermack, Stephen T., Singh, Vijay, Walton, Maureen A.·2018·Violence Against Women

Abstract

This study examines alcohol consumption, anxiety, trait mindfulness, and physical and sexual dating violence aggression (PDV and SDV) among 735 emerging adults (18-25 years) in an urban emergency department. Of the total sample, 27.2% perpetrated PDV and 16.5% perpetrated SDV. Alcohol was positively associated with PDV/SDV. Anxiety was positively associated with PDV. Mindfulness was negatively associated with PDV/SDV. Interaction analyses revealed women had lower PDV with higher nonjudgment facet of mindfulness. Higher act aware was associated with lower PDV regardless of high versus low alcohol. Findings indicate different contributing factors among perpetrators of PDV/SDV; some factors may be attenuated by mindfulness.

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  • Premisecitation

    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).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim2 of 3 sources checked
    • cites Finkel et al., 2012 source
    • cites Rothman, McNaughton Reyes, et al., 2012 source

      The Conclusion reports that higher alcohol use is positively associated with dating violence perpetration among youth. It also says no studies directly assessed alcohol’s acute or pharmacologic effects on that behavior, so this source does not establish alcohol as an instigatory factor. (LLM, conf=0.90)

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    • cites Shorey, Stuart, & Cornelius, 2011 source

      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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    Most dating violence studies have used college samples or adolescents.

    “whereas most studies of DV have focused on college samples or adolescents (Vagi et al., 2013; Voth Schrag, 2017).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim1 of 2 sources checked
    • cites Vagi et al., 2013 source

      The Discussion (page unavailable) describes studies of adolescent and college dating relationships, so the source supports that both groups have been studied. The Method (page unavailable) limits this review to samples with a mean age of 10–24; it does not establish that most dating violence studies overall focus on those groups. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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    • cites Voth Schrag, 2017 source
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    Studies have found a positive association between anxiety and dating violence aggression.

    “Studies supporting this notion include those showing a positive association between anxiety and DV aggression (Shorey, Sherman, et al., 2011; Vagi et al., 2013)”
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    • cites Shorey, Sherman, et al., 2011 source
    • cites Vagi et al., 2013 source
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    Acting with awareness and nonreactivity were associated with physical aggression among mainly Caucasian undergraduate women.

    “while acting with awareness and nonreactivity facets were associated with physical aggression among primarily Caucasian undergraduate females (Shorey, Seavey, et al., 2014).”
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    • cites Shorey, Seavey, et al., 2014 source
  • Findingown data

    Anxiety was positively associated with physical dating violence.

    “Anxiety was positively associated with PDV.”
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    Laboratory and daily assessment studies indicate that alcohol intoxication lowers inhibition and raises the chance that cues are interpreted as aggressive.

    “Data from laboratory and daily assessment studies show that alcohol intoxication reduces inhibition, increasing the likelihood of cue interpretation as aggressive”
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    • cites Devries et al., 2014 source
    • cites Epstein-Ngo et al., 2013

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    • cites Epstein-Ngo et al., 2014 source

      The Methods (§2.3–2.4) describe an event-level assessment of substance use and violent conflicts, and the Discussion (§4) reports alcohol use before some conflicts. Neither passage addresses laboratory findings, reduced inhibition, or interpreting cues as aggressive. Searches for those mechanisms found no supporting passage in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.72)

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    Premisecitation

    Anxiety has been linked to dating violence aggression and may be an additional impelling risk factor for dating violence.

    “Similarly, anxiety has been associated with DV aggression and could be considered an additional risk factor impelling DV (Foshee et al., 2011; Godbout, Dutton, Lussier, & Sabourin, 2009; Vagi et al., 2013).”
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    • cites Foshee et al., 2011 source
    • cites Godbout, Dutton, Lussier, & Sabourin, 2009

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    • cites Vagi et al., 2013 source
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    Estimates indicate that 15% to 60% of emerging adults aged 18-25 presenting to emergency departments perpetrate physical and/or sexual dating violence against an intimate partner.

    “DV is a serious public health problem, with estimates ranging from 15–60% of EAs (age 18–25 years) presenting to emergency department (ED) settings perpetrating physical dating violence (PDV) and/or sexual dating violence (SDV) with an intimate partner (Carroll, Raj, Noel, & Bauchner, 2011; Singh et al., 2014).”
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    • cites Carroll, Raj, Noel, & Bauchner, 2011

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    • cites Singh et al., 2014 source

      The Results report physical dating aggression among ED patients aged 14–20, including 14.6% of females, and the Introduction reports a prior ED study finding 56% aggression among adolescents. These passages lend some support to the approximate range, but Singh et al. do not establish a 15–60% perpetration rate for adults aged 18–25; their measures cover physical, not sexual, aggression. (LLM, conf=0.90)

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    Research on dating violence among emerging adults often examines physical or sexual dating violence separately, or fails to distinguish them.

    “research on DV among EAs focuses specifically on PDV or SDV, or does not distinguish the two, despite the potential ramifications for health with regard to sexually transmitted infections (Buelna, Ulloa, & Ulibarri, 2009; Teitelman et al., 2016)”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim1 of 2 sources checked
    • cites Buelna, Ulloa, & Ulibarri, 2009 source
    • cites Teitelman et al., 2016 source

      The paper’s introductory discussion (page unavailable) says that, to the authors’ knowledge, no studies had examined various IPV types alongside sexual-risk behaviors among South African adolescent boys and girls. Its Discussion distinguishes physical and sexual IPV and relates these subtypes to sexual risk. This supports the importance of distinguishing violence types, but not the broader claim about how dating-violence research among emerging adults generally treats them. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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    Premisecitation

    Mindfulness can be either a temporary state or a stable trait, and it is a skill that can be strengthened.

    “Mindfulness can be a temporary state or a stable trait, but it is also a skill that can be enhanced (Gallagher, Hudepohl, & Parrott, 2010).”
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    • cites Gallagher, Hudepohl, & Parrott, 2010 source
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    Premisecitation

    These factors are linked to violence and aggression, which suggests that mindfulness may moderate the alcohol-dating violence association.

    “These factors are associated with violence and aggression (Birkley & Eckhardt, 2015; Watkins, Maldonado, & DiLillo, 2014), potentially suggesting a moderating role of mindfulness in the association between alcohol use and DV.”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim1 of 2 sources checked
    • cites Birkley & Eckhardt, 2015 source
    • cites Watkins, Maldonado, & DiLillo, 2014 source
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    Study design and conductcitation

    Privacy and self-administered computerized assessments ensure reliability and validity for self-report.

    “we ensured privacy and gave participants self-administered computerized assessments. The use of such techniques shows reliability and validity for self-report (Brener, Billy, & Grady, 2003).”
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    • cites Brener, Billy, & Grady, 2003 source

      In “Alcohol and Other Drug Use” (page unavailable), the review reports that more private self-administered questionnaires sometimes yielded higher reported use, and computer-assisted interviews did so in households but not schools. It also reports generally high test–retest reliability for self-reported alcohol and drug use, while cautioning that this offers only partial evidence of validity. It does not establish that privacy and computerized assessments ensure reliable and valid self-reports. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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    Premisecitation

    Data from timeline follow-back and daily diary studies suggest that intoxication increases the likelihood of DV perpetration or victimization among males and females, and sexual violence victimization among women.

    “data from timeline follow-back and daily diary studies suggest that intoxication increases the likelihood of DV (perpetration or victimization) among males and females as well as sexual violence victimization among women”
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    • cites Epstein-Ngo et al., 2013

      Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.

    • cites Epstein-Ngo et al., 2014 source

      The Methods and Results describe timeline follow-back data and report that substance use preceded about half of dating-violence incidents. The Introduction also reports prior daily-calendar findings linking substance use to days with violence. But this paper does not establish that intoxication increases the likelihood of dating violence perpetration or victimization in both sexes, and it does not address sexual-violence victimization among women; its main comparison is dating versus non-dating violence (Results §§3.1–3.3; page unavailable). (LLM, conf=0.86)

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    • cites Scaglione et al., 2014 source

      The Multilevel model results and Discussion (page not provided) associate higher estimated blood alcohol concentration with negative sex-related consequences among women. The paper does not report domestic-violence perpetration or victimization among males and females, and its outcome combines several consequences rather than establishing an increase in sexual-violence victimization specifically. Its event-level assessments also do not substantiate the claim about timeline follow-back studies. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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    Premisecitation

    The I-Cubed theory of intimate partner violence holds that instigating, impelling, and inhibiting factors account for interactions that escalate to partner violence.

    “This theory states that instigating, impelling, and inhibiting factors explain interactions that escalate to partner violence (Finkel et al., 2012).”
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    • cites Finkel et al., 2012 source
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    Alcohol consumption reaches its peak among emerging adults.

    “Consumption peaks among EAs (Jackson, Sher, & Schulenberg, 2008; H. R. White, Jackson, & Loeber, 2009)”
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    • cites Jackson, Sher, & Schulenberg, 2008 source
    • cites H. R. White, Jackson, & Loeber, 2009 source
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    Premisecitation

    Dating violence during emerging adulthood carries large economic and psychosocial costs in the United States, along with morbidity and mortality.

    “DV in emerging adulthood has enormous economic and psychosocial costs in the United States (Liebschutz, 2012) as well as morbidity and mortality (Foshee & Matthew, 2007).”
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    • cites Liebschutz, 2012 source
    • cites Foshee & Matthew, 2007 source
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    Premisecitation

    Recent theoretical and empirical work suggests that dating violence among emerging adults may be a mutual, dyadic process between partners.

    “Although recent theoretical and empirical paradigm shifts suggest that DV among EAs may be a dyadic and mutual process between partners (Chiodo et al., 2012; Dutton, 2012; O’Leary & Slep, 2012; Whitaker, Haileyesus, Swahn, & Saltzman, 2007)”
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    • cites Chiodo et al., 2012 source
    • cites Dutton, 2012 source
    • cites O’Leary & Slep, 2012 source
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    Premisecitation

    Much dating violence research among emerging adults has studied college students, with additional studies of noncollege individuals.

    “Finally, much of the literature on DV among EAs has focused on college students, with additional studies focused on those who are not in college, given they may be at increased risk for negative health outcomes, including violence (Coker, Follingstad, Bush, & Fisher, 2016; O’Donnell et al., 2009).”
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    • cites Coker, Follingstad, Bush, & Fisher, 2016 source
    • cites O’Donnell et al., 2009 source
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    State mindfulness is positively associated with executive functioning.

    “State mindfulness has also been positively associated with levels of executive functioning (Chambers, Lo, & Allen, 2008).”
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    • cites Chambers, Lo, & Allen, 2008 source
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    Study design and conductcitation

    The study was designed to oversample males, who are less likely to seek medical care and to participate in research.

    “This study was designed to oversample for males who are less likely to seek medical care and also less likely to agree to participate in research studies (Costello, He, Sampson, Kessler, & Merikangas, 2014).”
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    • cites Costello, He, Sampson, Kessler, & Merikangas, 2014

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    Premisecitation

    Research on mindfulness-based treatments for aggression has design weaknesses, including nonrigorous designs and small samples.

    “the nascent research on mindfulness-based treatments to reduce aggression reveals a number of weaknesses in study design (Fix & Fix, 2013), including lack of rigorous designs and small sample sizes.”
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    • cites Fix & Fix, 2013 source
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    Study design and conductreasoning

    Because of emergency department time constraints, the Sexual Coercion Aggression subscale was reduced to two items, one moderate and one severe.

    “Due to the time constraints associated with ED recruitment, the Sexual Coercion Aggression subscale was condensed into two items: one question about moderate and one question about severe acts.”
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    Study design and conductcitation

    Physical and sexual dating violence were measured with the Physical Violence and Sexual Coercion subscales of the modified Revised Conflict Tactics Scales.

    “PDV and SDV were measured using the Physical Violence and the Sexual Coercion subscales of the modified Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS-2; Straus, Hamby, Boney-McCoy, & Sugarman, 1996; Wolfe, Scott, & Reitzel-Jaffe, 2001).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 2 sources checked
    • cites Straus, Hamby, Boney-McCoy, & Sugarman, 1996 source
    • cites Wolfe, Scott, & Reitzel-Jaffe, 2001 source
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    Study design and conductown data

    Participants who refused did not differ by age from those who participated.

    “Those who refused participation did not differ by age.”
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  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing). May combine two claims.

    Premisecitation

    Anxiety is commonly diagnosed among emerging adults and is strongly associated with many comorbidities.

    “anxiety has been widely diagnosed among EAs and has been strongly associated with a myriad of comorbidities (Gros, Gros, & Simms, 2010).”
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    • cites Gros, Gros, & Simms, 2010 source
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    Study design and conductown data

    Males refused participation more often than females (24.7% vs. 18.0%, χ2 = 7.93, p < .01).

    “Refusal rates by sex differed with males refusing at higher rates than females (24.7% vs. 18.0%, respectively, χ2 = 7.93, p < .01).”
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    Premisecitation

    Mindfulness may reduce violent aggression by increasing behavioral control and executive functioning and by decreasing emotional reactivity or substance use.

    “Mindfulness may mitigate violent aggression through a number of factors, including increasing behavioral control, increasing executive functioning, and decreasing emotional reactivity or substance use (Hölzel et al., 2011; Witkiewitz, Marlatt, & Walker, 2005).”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 2 sources checked
    • cites Hölzel et al., 2011 source
    • cites Witkiewitz, Marlatt, & Walker, 2005 source
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    Study design and conductown data

    African Americans had a lower refusal rate (16.0%) than Caucasians (32.3%; χ2 = 49.30, p < .001).

    “African Americans had a lower refusal rate (16.0%) than Caucasians (32.3%; χ2 = 49.30, p < .001).”
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    Premisecitation

    The anxiety-dating violence relationship is probably reciprocal, because violence involvement also raises anxiety risk.

    “However, this relationship is likely reciprocal in nature, as research also shows that involvement with violence increases risk for anxiety (Gros et al., 2010), with additional studies needed to establish temporality.”
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    Premisecitation

    Increases in partner commitment, cohabitation, and shared finances may explain why dating violence peaks or persists in emerging adulthood.

    “potentially due to increases in commitment to partner, cohabitation, and sharing of finances (Arnett, 2000).”
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    Study design and conductown data

    The FFMQ nonjudging facet had an internal consistency of α = .73 in this sample.

    “nonjudging (α = .73): the ability to take a nonevaluative stance toward inner experiences”
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    Study design and conductown data

    The anxiety scale had an internal consistency of α = .88 in this sample.

    “Responses were summed to create anxiety symptom scores (α = .88), with higher scores indicating greater anxiety.”
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    Study design and conductown data

    The FFMQ nonreactivity facet had an internal consistency of α = .74 in this sample.

    “nonreactivity (α = .74): the ability to be aware of thoughts and feelings without becoming carried away by them”
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  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable), S3 (load-bearing). May combine two claims.

    Interpretationreasoning

    Interpersonal conflicts likely trigger anxieties, and stressful contexts may prime EAs to escalate to violence.

    “Interpersonal conflicts likely trigger anxieties, and the stressful contexts in which these EAs live may prime them to escalate to violence”
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    Study design and conductown data

    The FFMQ total scale had an internal consistency of α = .85 in this sample.

    “Trait mindfulness (24 items; α = .85) and facet (four-six items each) scores were calculated by summing responses”
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    Study design and conductown data

    The FFMQ observing facet had an internal consistency of α = .75 in this sample.

    “observing (α = .75): the extent to which one pays attention to internal and external experiences”
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    Study design and conductnone given

    Self-report retrospective data could be subject to recall or reporting bias.

    “although findings relied on self-report retrospective data, which could be perceived as potential recall or reporting bias”
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    Interpretationown data

    The findings reveal that alcohol consumption, anxiety, and trait mindfulness are all factors associated with DV aggression in EAs in the ED.

    “The findings reveal that alcohol consumption, anxiety, and trait mindfulness are all factors associated with DV aggression in EAs in the ED.”
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    Interpretationnone given

    The use of a community-based ED sample from an urban setting may limit the generalizability of the findings.

    “the use of a community-based ED sample from an urban setting may limit the generalizability of these findings.”
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    Study design and conductown data

    The study did not specify whether participants attended community college or a 4-year institution, nor assess sexuality, length of cohabitation, or other relationship differences.

    “we did not specify whether participants were attending a community college or a 4-year institution, nor did we assess sexuality (e.g., heterosexual, bisexual, homosexual relationships), length of cohabitation, or other differences by type of relationship”
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    Study design and conductown data

    The AUDIT-C had an internal consistency of α = .76 in this sample.

    “Responses ranged from never (0) to daily/almost daily (4) and were summed to create a scale score for alcohol consumption (α = .76)”
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  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing). May combine two claims.

    Study design and conductnone given

    The University of Michigan and HMC Institutional Review Boards approved the study protocols, and the National Institutes of Health issued a Certificate of Confidentiality.

    “The University of Michigan and HMC Institutional Review Boards approved the study protocols, and a Certificate of Confidentiality was obtained from the National Institutes of Health.”
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    Study design and conductreasoning

    Only participants who received the full, uncondensed mindfulness scale were included in the analysis.

    “This study uses only data from participants who received the full, uncondensed mindfulness scale.”
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  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Interpretationreasoning

    The lower rates of SDV may have created floor effects that prevented detection of small effects.

    “it may be that the lower rates of SDV created floor effects, which prevented detection of small effects.”
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  • Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).

    Study design and conductown data

    The FFMQ acting with awareness facet had an internal consistency of α = .76 in this sample.

    “acting with awareness (α = .76): the extent to which one attends to current moment activities”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
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    Interpretationcitation

    The findings are consistent with I-Cubed theory and prior research on alcohol and DV.

    “This is consistent with the I-Cubed theory (Finkel et al., 2012) and research, in which acute alcohol use reduces inhibition, increasing the likelihood of cue interpretation as aggressive, and responding with instigatory cues”
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    Study design and conductown data

    The FFMQ describing facet had an internal consistency of α = .67 in this sample.

    “describing (α = .67): the ability to label internal experiences with words”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
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  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Mindfulness is not a unidimensional construct.

    “Furthermore, mindfulness is not a unidimensional construct, although relatively few studies to date have examined mindfulness as more than a unidimensional factor, which may be particularly important in relation to emotion regulation.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Few studies have closely examined mindfulness in relation to violent behaviors.

    “Despite the growth of research on mindfulness and the theoretical rationale of it as an avenue through which violence may be reduced, few studies have closely examined mindfulness in relation to violent behaviors, despite links between mindfulness and risk factors associated with violence.”
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  • SDV is described as associated with anxiety in Discussion but not in Results

    Major

    The discussion states that anxiety was associated with both PDV and SDV aggression, but the results section reports anxiety only for PDV, while SDV is not listed as associated with anxiety in either the bivariate or regression results. This is a direct inconsistency about the paper's own findings.

  • Married participants appear in a sample said to exclude them

    Minor

    The final sample is described as including married participants, but the analysis section says married participants were excluded. Moreover, 0.6% of 735 is about four people, rather than the 20 reported as excluded.

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Authors
Ngo, Q. M., Ramirez, J. I., Stein, S. F., Cunningham, R. M., Chermack, S. T., Singh, V., & Walton, M. A.
Affiliations
University of Michigan (US)
Corresponding author
Ngo, Quyen M.
Venue
Violence Against Women
Published
2018-07-23
Volume
24
Issue
10
Pages
1166-1186
ISSN
  • 1077-8012 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-8448
OpenAlex
W2883993412
Cited by
22
References
87
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 5 · 2019: 2
FWCI
1.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Violence Against Women (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
Keywords
dating violence, physical violence, sexual violence, emerging adults, alcohol consumption, anxiety, trait mindfulness, non-judgment
MeSH terms
Intimate Partner Violence, Adolescent, Adult, Alcohol Drinking, Anxiety

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