Trent Linda, Stander Valerie, Thomsen Cynthia, Merrill Lex
Naval Health Research Center, P.O. Box 85122, San Diego, CA 92186-5122, USA.
Alcohol Alcohol. 2007 Jul-Aug;42(4):370-5. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agm036. Epub 2007 May 28.
To examine relationships between childhood maltreatment and alcohol-related problems among U.S. Navy recruits.
An anonymous sample of 5697 Navy recruits completed a survey regarding their alcohol consumption, alcohol problems (binge drinking, drinking until drunk, alcohol dependence, alcohol-related arrests), and experiences of childhood physical and sexual abuse.
Most of the recruits used alcohol, and a substantial proportion reported histories of childhood maltreatment. Recruits who had been victimized as children were more likely to use alcohol. Furthermore, among drinkers, those who had been abused were more likely to exhibit alcohol problems than were non-abused drinkers.
Substantial numbers of personnel with alcohol-related problems may be using alcohol to self-medicate due to a history of childhood abuse. Attention to the association between alcohol abuse and childhood maltreatment might help improve the efficacy of military alcohol reduction programs.
研究美国海军新兵中童年期受虐经历与酒精相关问题之间的关系。
对5697名海军新兵进行匿名抽样调查，内容包括饮酒情况、酒精相关问题（暴饮、醉酒、酒精依赖、与酒精有关的被捕情况）以及童年期身体虐待和性虐待经历。
大多数新兵饮酒，相当一部分人报告有童年期受虐经历。童年期受过伤害的新兵更有可能饮酒。此外，在饮酒者中，受过虐待的人比未受过虐待的饮酒者更有可能出现酒精相关问题。
由于童年期受虐经历，大量有酒精相关问题的人员可能通过饮酒进行自我治疗。关注酒精滥用与童年期受虐之间的关联可能有助于提高军队戒酒项目的成效。
