This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Citation Map Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Caetano, R. Articles by Nelson, S. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                   What's this?

Association Between Childhood Physical Abuse, Exposure to Parental Violence, and Alcohol Problems in Adulthood

Craig A. Field

Scott Nelson

University of Texas School of Public Health

This article examines the association of exposure to parental violence during childhood and childhood physical abuse with the development of alcohol-related problems in adulthood among Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics. A multistage area household probability sample of White, Black, and Hispanic couples (married or cohabiting), 18 or older, in the U.S. household population was interviewed in 1995. Analyses show an association between childhood physical abuse and exposure to parental violence and alcohol problems among White, Black, and Hispanic females and Hispanic males and an association between parental violence and alcohol problems among Black males. In sum, childhood physical abuse and exposure to parental violence are associated with the development of alcohol-related problems in adulthood. However, this association is ethnic and gender specific. Therefore, these violence-related experiences during childhood and adolescence have both immediate and long-term health consequences and should be addressed by health professionals in a variety of settings.

Key Words: childhood abuse • parental violence • alcohol problems • ethnicity • national survey

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				S. M. Irving and K. F. Ferraro Reports of Abusive Experiences During Childhood and Adult Health Ratings: Personal Control as a Pathway? J Aging Health, June 1, 2006; 18(3): 458 - 485. [Abstract] [PDF]

				M. H. Bair-Merritt, M. Blackstone, and C. Feudtner Physical Health Outcomes of Childhood Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review Pediatrics, February 1, 2006; 117(2): e278 - e290. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				S. Nofziger and D. Kurtz Violent Lives: A Lifestyle Model Linking Exposure to Violence to Juvenile Violent Offending Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, February 1, 2005; 42(1): 3 - 26. [Abstract] [PDF]