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8 J. Fam. Violence 1 (1993)

handle is hein.journals/jfamv8 and id is 1 raw text is: Journal of Family Violence, Vol. 8, No. 1, 1993 Alcohol Use in Male Spouse Abusers and Their Female Partners Ola W. Barnett' and Ronald W. Fagan' Patterns of alcohol use of 181 maritally violent and maritally nonviolent men and their female partners differed on subscales of the Quantity-Frequency Index. Two abuser groups (43 uncounseled and 46 counseled) drank significantly greater amounts and for different psychological reasons than two nonabuser groups (50 satisfactorily married and 42 discordant). However, group frequency rates did not vary. The abuser groups had experienced and observed significantly more violence during childhood than the nonabuser groups; further, they reported significantly more current life stress. The female partners of the abusers did not differ in global alcohol use; however, they drank substantially more than their counterparts. They were especially prone to drink in response to battering. About one fourth of the abusers and one fifth of their wives drank frequently during abusive episodes. Stressors and depressors most likely precipitated both drinking and battering, with strain, hostility, and alcohol myopia (altered perception) serving as intervening variables. Results clarify contradictory reports concerning the role of alcohol in family violence. KEY WORDS: spouse abuse; alcohol; stress. INTRODUCTION There are marked similarities between the multivariate causes of al- coholism and spouse abuse (Burgess and Draper, 1989; Cahalan, 1970). Men with alcohol problems tend to abuse their partners whether they are drunk or sober; however, their violence tends to be more frequent and serious than that of men free of alcohol problems (Browne, 1987; Walker, 'Social Science Division, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California 90263. 0885-7482/93/0300-0001$07.00/0 © 1993 Plenum Publishing Corporation

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