School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Human Development and Quantitative Methodology Department, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
Trauma Violence Abuse. 2022 Apr;23(2):372-389. doi: 10.1177/1524838020953101. Epub 2020 Sep 2.
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious social and public health problem in the United States. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and alcohol use have been found to be associated with IPV perpetration; however, limited studies have examined the interrelationships of these variables among Black men. This is the first known study to systematically review and synthesize studies on the interrelationships of ACEs, alcohol use, and IPV perpetration among Black men. Comprehensive literature searches were conducted in PubMed and six EBSCOhost databases by a research librarian and two researchers. Twenty studies met inclusion criteria: empirical; available in English; included ACEs, alcohol use/substance abuse, and IPV perpetration variables in the analyses; and samples included Black/African American male IPV perpetrators aged ≥ 18 years. ACEs were found to be associated with IPV perpetration among Black men, but findings were mixed regarding the role of alcohol in relation to ACEs and IPV. Numerous ACE factors (1-6) were used across studies. However, findings regarding the co-occurrence of ACE factors are inconclusive because none of the studies examined the cumulative effects of exposure to more than one type of ACE on subsequent IPV perpetration. Implications for policy, practice, and research related to the interrelationships of ACEs, alcohol use, and IPV perpetration are provided. Future work is needed to better explicate the interrelationships among these constructs.
亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV) 是美国一个严重的社会和公共卫生问题。已有研究发现,不良童年经历 (ACEs) 和酒精使用与 IPV 的实施有关;然而,有限的研究调查了这些变量在黑人男性中的相互关系。这是第一项系统地审查和综合研究 ACEs、酒精使用和黑人男性 IPV 实施之间相互关系的研究。研究图书馆员和两名研究人员在 PubMed 和六个 EBSCOhost 数据库中进行了全面的文献检索。有 20 项研究符合纳入标准:实证研究;可用英文发表;分析中包含 ACEs、酒精使用/物质滥用和 IPV 实施变量;样本包括年龄≥18 岁的黑人/非裔美国男性 IPV 实施者。ACEs 与黑人男性的 IPV 实施有关,但关于酒精在 ACEs 和 IPV 方面的作用的研究结果存在分歧。多项 ACE 因素(1-6)在研究中被使用。然而,关于 ACE 因素同时发生的研究结果尚无定论,因为没有一项研究检验了暴露于一种以上 ACE 对随后的 IPV 实施的累积影响。提供了与 ACEs、酒精使用和 IPV 实施相互关系相关的政策、实践和研究的影响。需要进一步的研究来更好地阐明这些结构之间的相互关系。