Rosen Leora N, Knudson Kathryn H, Brannen Stephen J, Fancher Peggy, Killgore Thomas E, Barasich Gregory G
Office of Research and Evaluation, National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC 20531, USA.
Mil Med. 2002 Aug;167(8):688-91.
A U.S. Army post in Alaska (Fort A) was determined to have a higher than average rate of officially reported cases of spousal abuse compared with the Army as a whole. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether Fort A had a higher rate of self-reported spousal abuse compared with the Army as a whole.
A survey on intimate partner violence was conducted among 648 married male personnel who completed a questionnaire that included the Modified Conflict Tactic Scale.
Comparisons with results of an earlier study involving a large representative sample of Army personnel indicated that Fort A did not have higher levels of intimate partner violence than the Army average based on soldiers' self-reports.
It may not be appropriate to draw conclusions about serious intimate partner violence in the military based solely on the results of family conflict surveys.
