Reyes Miranda E, Weiss Nicole H, Swan Suzanne C, Sullivan Tami P
University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2022 May;37(9-10):NP7057-NP7081. doi: 10.1177/0886260520967134. Epub 2020 Oct 24.
Hispanic women in the United States are disproportionately affected by intimate partner violence (IPV). One correlate of IPV among Hispanic women with important public health implications is substance misuse. However, limited research has identified culturally relevant factors that may impact the strength of the IPV-substance misuse association in this population. The present study examined the moderating role of acculturation in the relation between IPV types (i.e., physical, psychological, and sexual) and substance (i.e., alcohol and drug) misuse. Participants were 150 IPV-exposed Hispanic women in the community ( age = 35.13). IPV types, substance misuse outcomes, and acculturation were significantly and positively correlated with each other at zero-order. Moderation analyses indicated that the relations between IPV and substance misuse were stronger among Hispanic women with higher (vs. lower) levels of acculturation. These findings suggest the potential utility of considering acculturation when assessing and treating substance misuse among IPV-exposed Hispanic women.
美国的西班牙裔女性遭受亲密伴侣暴力(IPV)的影响尤为严重。在西班牙裔女性中,IPV的一个与公共卫生密切相关的关联因素是物质滥用。然而,有限的研究已经确定了一些与文化相关的因素,这些因素可能会影响该人群中IPV与物质滥用之间关联的强度。本研究考察了文化适应在IPV类型(即身体暴力、心理暴力和性暴力)与物质(即酒精和药物)滥用之间关系中的调节作用。研究参与者为社区中150名遭受过IPV的西班牙裔女性(年龄=35.13岁)。IPV类型、物质滥用结果和文化适应在零阶时彼此显著正相关。调节分析表明,在文化适应程度较高(与较低相比)的西班牙裔女性中,IPV与物质滥用之间的关系更强。这些发现表明,在评估和治疗遭受IPV的西班牙裔女性的物质滥用问题时,考虑文化适应可能具有潜在的效用。