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Strong evidence links alcohol use to partner violence perpetration among adults, but the relation between youth alcohol use and dating violence perpetration (DVP) is not as well studied. The authors used meta-analytic procedures to evaluate current knowledge on the association between alcohol use and DVP among youth. The authors reviewed 28 studies published in 1985–2010; most (82%) were cross-sectional. Alcohol use was measured in 3 main ways: 1) frequency or quantity of use, 2) frequency of heavy episodic drinking, or 3) problem use. Collectively, results support the conclusion that higher levels of alcohol use are positively associated with youth DVP. With fixed-effects models, the combined odds ratios for DVP for frequency/quantity, heavy episodic drinking, and problem use were 1.23 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.16, 1.31), 1.47 (95% CI: 1.17, 1.85), and 2.33 (95% CI: 1.94, 2.80), respectively. This association persisted even after accounting for heterogeneity and publication bias. No studies were designed to assess the immediate temporal association between drinking and DVP. Future research should assess whether there are acute or pharmacologic effects of alcohol use on youth DVP. Furthermore, few studies have been hypothesis driven, controlled for potential confounding, or examined potential effect measure modification. Studies designed to investigate the youth alcohol–DVP link specifically, and whether results vary by individuals' gender, developmental stage, or culture, are needed.
Youth dating violence is both prevalent and consequential. Estimates from population-based surveys suggest that, each year, 10% of high school–attending youth in the United States are physically hurt on purpose by a dating partner and that 9.3% of US college students perpetrate physical violence against a dating partner (1, 2). Approximately 9%–32% of those who experience dating violence report being injured. Common injuries include head injuries, broken bones, scratches, sprains, bruises, genital injuries, and bite wounds (3–6). In the most severe cases, victims are killed by their partners (7, 8).
Etiologic research on youth dating violence is at an early stage, and few risk and protective factors have been established firmly. By contrast, the epidemiology of adult partner violence perpetration is better understood. As a result, many researchers have begun to investigate whether and to what extent risk factors for adult partner violence perpetration also explain youth dating violence. One important risk factor that has been consistently linked to adult partner violence perpetration is alcohol use. Given that batterer intervention programs have limited effectiveness (9) but alcohol use can be effectively influenced through laws, policies, pricing, and educational and treatment programs (10), information about the nature of the alcohol–dating violence link could help inform strategies to reduce dating violence perpetration (DVP).
Strong epidemiologic evidence now links alcohol consumption to partner violence perpetration among both adult men and women, although the majority of research on this topic has been conducted with samples of men (11–13). Empirical investigation of the relation between adult alcohol use and partner violence became increasingly common after a nationally representative study in 1987 of more than 5,100 US families reported that physical abuse of wives was 2–3 times more likely by men who drank heavily than by those who abstained or consumed more moderate amounts (14). To date, there have been at least 3 reviews of the adult alcohol–partner violence literature (11, 13, 15). They report that case-control studies have consistently found that heavy drinking is associated with adult partner violence perpetration (11, 13) and that adults who drink heavily have twice the risk of partner violence perpetration as non- or low-usage drinkers (15).
Evidence also exists that among men who are violent toward partners, alcohol consumption exacerbates their violence; a comparison study found that when men had been drinking, their violent incidents were more likely to involve severe violence, and more acts of violence, than when no drinking had occurred (16). Moreover, alcohol treatment for partner-violent adults with substance use disorders appears to have a substantial impact on the recurrence of violence; a recent review of 7 studies found that the relative risk of partner violence perpetration is, on average, 2–3 times lower subsequent to alcohol treatment (17).
In addition to the evidence that adults' general drinking patterns are associated with partner violence perpetration, research further suggests that alcohol intoxication may have what is called an "acute" (i.e., immediate) effect on men's partner violence perpetration. Fals-Stewart et al. (18) used a daily assessment method with a sample of alcohol-using men and determined that severe partner violence perpetration was more likely to occur on days of heavy drinking, and within a 4-hour window subsequent to that drinking, than on nondrinking days. (Note: there have been questions about the integrity of some of Fals-Stewart's data; refer to State of New York v. Fals-Stewart (http://www.ag.ny.gov/media_center/2010/feb/feb16a_10.html).) In summary, there is now sufficient evidence for alcohol-violence research experts to conclude that heavy drinking is a contributing cause of partner violence for adults (11).
In this review, the term "youth" is used to refer to individuals aged 11–21 years, which reflects the developmental periods of early, middle, and late adolescence (19). From a prevention science perspective, it is particularly important to understand the relation between alcohol use and DVP among youth. First, development of more effective partner violence prevention strategies for youth may reduce partner violence that otherwise would occur in adulthood (20). Information about whether and how alcohol influences youth DVP can inform emerging prevention efforts. Second, if it were known that alcohol was causally related to youth DVP, parents and school administrators responsible for adolescents' safety might focus more attention and resources on the issue. In summary, given the burden of youth dating violence, the urgent need to develop effective prevention and intervention strategies based on risk factor evidence, and calls from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for research that explores how partner violence is related to other health-risk behaviors (20), our purpose was to conduct a meta-analysis of research on whether and how alcohol use is related to youth DVP.
Several possible explanations are plausible for why and how alcohol may affect partner violence perpetration in either adults or youth. These theoretical explanations include a) the proximal-effects model (also called the acute-effects model), b) the chronic-effects model, c) indirect-effects models, d) the common-cause model (also called the spurious-effects model), and e) moderator models (13, 21, 22).
The proximal-effects model is perhaps the predominant theoretical explanation for the alcohol-violence link, and it posits that the acute effects of alcohol intoxication play a causal role in increasing risk of violence perpetration. Specifically, alcohol intoxication can impair information-processing capacity, lead a person to overreact to perceived provocation, and decrease the saliency of inhibitory cues, thereby increasing risk of violence during the immediate time period when alcohol is exerting a pharmacologic effect (23).
The chronic-effects model suggests that individuals who chronically use or abuse alcohol are more likely to engage in violent behavior "irrespective of alcohol consumption immediately prior to a particular instance of violence" (15, p. 248). This model posits that long-term patterns of heavy alcohol use can lead to impaired neuropsychological functioning, enhanced psychopathological disorders, sleep deprivation, and nutritional deficiencies, which, in turn, increase risk of aggression (24, 25). Both the acute- and chronic-effects models suggest that alcohol intoxication has a pharmacologic effect that increases risk of aggression.
By contrast, the indirect-effects models posit that the causal relation between alcohol use and partner violence is not due to the psychopharmacologic effects of intoxication but rather is mediated by other variables such as relationship quality. For example, elevated alcohol use by one or both romantic partners may lead to relationship dissatisfaction and, in turn, to increased risk of partner aggression (26–29). It is also possible that partner violence aggression may lead to subsequent alcohol use (i.e., "reverse causation") (30) or that partner violence and alcohol use mutually reinforce one another. For example, involvement in dating aggression may lead to subsequent alcohol use as a way to cope with the negative social and emotional consequences of being in an abusive relationship (30), and the alcohol use may then lead to additional subsequent DVP.
The common-cause model suggests that alcohol use and DVP are linked because they share causal determinants. For example, several risk factors have been found to predict both alcohol use and DVP among adolescents and young adults, including antisocial behavior (31, 32), emotional distress (33, 34), and aspects of the family environment such as poor parenting practices (35) and family conflict (36). The common-cause model proposes that the association between alcohol and DVP is attributable to one or more of these shared factors.
Finally, moderator models recognize that relations between alcohol use and DVP likely vary considerably as a function of both individual (e.g., temperament) and contextual or situational (e.g., setting, relationship type) characteristics (13, 21, 37–39). These models generally posit that alcohol will tend to have a more pronounced effect on individuals who have aggressive propensities (e.g., those with high levels of hostility or trait anger) and/or in contexts or situations that facilitate or encourage aggressive behavior (e.g., contexts where norms are permissive regarding the use of aggression).
Given that syntheses of the research on adult alcohol use and DVP have concluded that there is a likely causal relation, it would be reasonable to hypothesize that the relation is the same for youth. However, it is not a foregone conclusion that the youth-DVP relation will be precisely the same as the adult–partner violence relation. There are reasons to think that the strength or nature of the link may differ for youth.
It has been established that alcohol affects adolescents and adults differently; for example, adolescents are more sensitive to the neurotoxicity of alcohol and less likely to experience its sedative, motor impairment, and hangover effects (40). In addition, youth relationships are typically unlike the marital, cohabiting, or committed adult partnerships in which the alcohol–partner violence correlation has been assessed previously. For example, few dating youth share bank accounts, share a household, share parenting and other family responsibilities, and see each other daily. As a result, the risk of DVP as a result of alcohol consumption may be different among youth because generally they have less in-person exposure time and relationships of shorter duration.
Moreover, one of the primary ways in which alcohol is suspected to influence aggressive behavior is via disinhibition, which Giancola et al. explain "can be described as a lack of cognitive and/or behavioral restraint" (41, p. 265). Given that, in general, adolescents have less cognitive control than adults do (42) and that alcohol appears to influence aggression by operating on cognitive control, it would follow that adolescents may be particularly susceptible to alcohol-related disinhibited aggression. Finally, in the United States, alcohol use is illegal for those younger than age 21 years. Thus, teenage youth who consume alcohol may be at greater risk of other delinquent or antisocial behaviors because of their propensity for risky behavior in general, which may not be true for adult drinkers.
In summary, on the basis of the strong evidence that alcohol use increases adults' risk of partner violence perpetration, and speculation that youth DVP could be highly sensitive to alcohol use, the hypothesis for this review was that there would be a positive association between youth alcohol use and DVP across the literature. A secondary hypothesis was that, in analyses stratified by gender, the positive association would be present for both males and females.
We reviewed the literature for all studies that had quantitatively examined alcohol use by youth in relation to physical DVP, where youth was defined as ages 11–21 years, and where alcohol use was assessed as a singular variable (i.e., not combined with drug or tobacco use). To be included, articles had to present an effect measure for the relation between alcohol use and DVP and had to distinguish between dating violence perpetrators and victims rather than group them together. Consistent with our inclusion criteria, studies that analyzed sexual violence against nondating partners were excluded.
Citations were searched by using the ISI Web of Knowledge database (which includes citations from Medline, BIOSIS, and other databases) and the PsycINFO database for the period between January 1, 1985, and December 31, 2010. The keyword combination "alcohol" and "dating abuse" was used, as well as the combinations of each of the following keywords with "alcohol": "dating violence," "dating aggression," "partner violence," "partner abuse," "date fighting," and "courtship violence." "Substance use" was also substituted for "alcohol" in the keyword combinations. To identify additional potential articles for inclusion, the reference sections of obtained articles were searched. This process yielded one article (43). One recent, electronically published manuscript by one of this review's coauthors (L. R.) was also included (44). In total, 28 articles were included in this review (Figure 1).
Articles were then obtained and reviewed. Studies that used samples that exceeded our age range of 11–21 years were included if the mean age of respondents was 21 years or less at the time that DVP was measured. After deliberation, 2 studies that did not present an age range or mean for the sample, but mentioned that all participants were college undergraduates, were included (45, 46).
To assess patterns in study results by study design, operationalization of alcohol use, and inclusion of potential confounders, the following information was entered into Table 1: first author name and year of publication; data source for the study and years for which data were collected (abbreviated as data); analytic sample size, sample population, and setting of study (abbreviated as sample); age of study participants (abbreviated as age); way that alcohol use was operationalized in the calculation of interest for this review (abbreviated as alcohol); way that partner violence perpetration was operationalized in the calculation of interest (abbreviated as DVP); any covariates included in adjusted analyses, where relevant; crude effect of the relation between alcohol use and DVP; and adjusted effect of the same. The final column of Table 1 briefly summarizes the key findings related to alcohol use and DVP.
Studies were grouped into those that used longitudinal and cross-sectional designs and were entered into the table in alphabetical order by first author. Each study was assigned a reference number corresponding to the order in which it was listed in the table to facilitate analyses. Data were extracted by 2 reviewers (E. F. R. and R. M. J.), who resolved disagreement through discussion with a third reviewer (L. M. R).
The measures of alcohol use examined in the reviewed studies were classified into 3 distinct categories: frequency/quantity of alcohol use, heavy episodic drinking (HED; formerly called binge drinking), and problem alcohol use. Five studies examined multiple measures of alcohol use. All alcohol measures were self-reported. Eighteen studies examined the frequency or quantity of alcohol consumption in a given period of time, where frequency or quantity refers to the number of drinks that youth reported having consumed in a month, several months, or a year, and/or the number of occasions on which an individual drank. Four studies examined the relation between HED and DVP, and one study constructed an estimate of participants' past-month peak blood alcohol content by assessing their body weight and number of drinks consumed over a specified number of hours. Five studies examined problem alcohol use (also referred to as alcohol use disorder, or alcohol dependence) and its relation to DVP, and these studies used a variety of instruments to categorize participants as having alcohol problems, including, for example, the Alcohol Use Disorder Test (AUDIT) (47) and the Self-administered short Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (SMAST) (48).
DVP was also assessed by several different self-report measures. Twenty-five of the 28 studies reviewed (89%) used an "acts scale." Acts scales are inventories of abusive acts or behaviors that participants endorse. For example, one of the most widely used acts scales is the revised Conflict Tactics Scales (49). A sample question from the Conflict Tactics Scales is, How many times in the past year have you pushed or shoved your partner? Other acts scales used by reviewed studies included the Safe Dates Perpetration Acts scale and the Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationships Inventory (50, 51). The 3 remaining studies used original questions about starting a physical fight with a dating partner, such as, Have you ever started a physical fight with a date/boyfriend/girlfriend? (45, 52, 53).
We calculated 3 combined estimates of the effect of alcohol on DVP by using the 16 cross-sectional studies that provided measures of association and standard errors, one for each of the following alcohol exposures: 1) frequency/quantity of alcohol consumption, 2) HED, and 3) problem alcohol use. If studies provided both unadjusted and adjusted analyses, we elected to use the adjusted estimates, regardless of the number and type of covariates included. The results of the longitudinal studies were not included in the meta-analysis because there was substantial heterogeneity in the operationalization of exposures and outcomes, but the results of these studies were analyzed qualitatively and are included in this review because of their importance to this area of research. Similarly, 5 cross-sectional studies met the inclusion criteria but did not present standard errors for their measures of effect; thus, they could not be included in the meta-analysis (54–58). These 5 articles are nevertheless reviewed in Table 1 because they provide relevant data about the association between youth alcohol use and DVP that are worthwhile to consider in a comprehensive analysis of this topic.
Our meta-analytic procedures were as follows. First, we converted measures of association into odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for the 9 studies that did not present them in the original manuscripts (Table 2) using methods from Johnson et al. (59) and Borenstein (60). Next, we calculated the log odds ratio and 95% confidence interval and the weighted log odds ratios; each study received a weight in proportion to the inverse of the standard error squared (Table 2). Third, we tested for statistical heterogeneity in the studies' odds ratios by using Cochrane's Q test and the I2 statistic, which provides an estimate of the proportion of variation in the log odds ratio outcome that is due to heterogeneity.
Fourth, we combined odds ratios using both fixed-effects and random-effects models (Table 3). Fifth, we visually inspected funnel plots of the log odds ratios to assess the potential for publication bias and conducted Egger tests. Where indicated, we calculated publication-bias-corrected combined odds ratios using methods proposed by Moreno et al. (61). Finally, we created a forest plot to illustrate the relative strengths of the associations between the frequency/quantity of alcohol exposure and DVP outcome across the 12 studies that presented them (Figure 2). In the forest plot, the horizontal axis is on a logarithmic scale so that the confidence intervals appear symmetric.
Twenty-eight studies met the inclusion criteria (43–46, 52–58, 62–78) (Figure 1). Although our starting year for the search was 1985, no articles published between 1985 and 1990 met our inclusion criteria; thus, the publication dates of the reviewed studies range from 1991 to 2010. Seventy-five percent were published in 2009 or 2010 (Table 1). Across all studies, sample sizes ranged from 40 to 13,422 participants. Five studies were conducted outside of the United States (in Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, and South Africa). Nine studies (32%) presented gender-pooled results, 12 (43%) presented gender-stratified results or examined gender as a moderator, 6 (21%) presented results for males only, and 1 presented results for females only. Only one-third (n = 9) of the reviewed studies were specifically designed to study the association between alcohol use and DVP (44, 53, 58, 66, 68, 69, 72, 73, 77). In all others, the association between alcohol and DVP was not the primary analysis of interest. A total of 7 studies used high school samples (25%); 14 used college- or university-based samples (50%); and 7 (25%) used community, hospital-based, or other samples. Eighteen studies included covariates and presented the results of adjusted analyses (Table 1).
Of the 18 estimates of the association between frequency and/or quantity of youth alcohol consumption and DVP, 13 (72%) were positive and statistically significant (Table 2 and Figure 2). When a fixed-effects model was used, the combined odds ratio was 1.23 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.16, 1.31) (Table 3). However, there was considerable statistical heterogeneity in the studies' odds ratios (Q-test P < 0.001, I2 = 0.79). Therefore, the random-effects model was also assessed (odds ratio = 1.70, 95% CI: 1.39, 2.08) (Table 3). The Egger publication bias test for frequency/quantity was positive, with a slope of 2.67 (P < 0.01), and a visual inspection of a funnel plot revealed that the Nabors (72) and Luthra and Gidycz (43) studies were outliers in terms of precision and effect size, respectively.
Some have argued that it is advantageous to correct combined odds ratios for the presence of publication bias, although the methods for doing so also have limitations (79). Therefore, as a secondary analysis and using methods proposed by Moreno et al. (61), we computed a bias-corrected combined odds ratio of 1.26 (95% CI: 1.07, 1.49) (21).
Six studies presented estimates of the association between frequency and/or quantity of youth alcohol consumption and DVP for males. The fixed-effects and random-effects model estimates of the combined odds ratio for these studies were both statistically significant: 1.16 (95% CI: 1.05, 1.27) and 1.52 (95% CI: 1.14, 2.10), respectively (Table 3). The percentage of variation in the log odds ratios due to heterogeneity was estimated to be 68% (Q-test P < 0.01, I2 = 0.68). The Egger test for publication bias was statistically significant, with a slope of 2.38 (P < 0.01), and the bias-corrected odds ratio was 1.09 (95% CI: 0.99, 1.21).
Six studies presented estimates of the association between frequency and/or quantity of youth alcohol consumption and DVP for females. The fixed-effects and random-effects model estimates of the combined odds ratio for these studies were both statistically significant: 1.22 (95% CI: 1.12, 1.34) and 1.44 (95% CI: 1.14, 1.81), respectively (Table 3). The percentage of variation in the log odds ratios due to heterogeneity was estimated to be 80% (Q test P < 0.01, I2 = 0.80). The Egger test for publication bias was not statistically significant (P = 0.13).
Of the 4 cross-sectional studies that presented data about the association between HED and DVP, one was excluded from the meta-analysis because no standard errors were presented (52). This excluded study found a strong, positive association between HED and DVP in crude and adjusted analyses (Table 1). Consistent with Champion et al. (52), Walton et al. (78) found that HED was positively and significantly associated with DVP, and Lysova and Hines (69) found a positive, significant association between HED and DVP for males in their sample (Table 2). Although the association between HED and DVP was also positive in the Champion et al. (53) study, and for females in the Lysova and Hines study, neither estimate was statistically significant.
Tests for heterogeneity across these studies were not significant (Q-test P = 0.89, I2 = 0.0), so the fixed-effects and random-effects model estimates are equivalent (odds ratio = 1.47, 95% CI: 1.17, 1.85). There was no evidence of publication bias when the Egger test was used (P = 0.57), and the funnel plot did not show a lack of symmetry that would correspond to potential bias.
Of the 5 cross-sectional studies that assessed problem alcohol use and DVP, all but 1 (46) found strong and statistically significant positive associations (Table 2). There was moderate heterogeneity (Q-test P = 0.09, I2 = 0.50), and the fixed-effects and random-effects models produced similar results. When a fixed-effects model was used, the combined odds ratio was 2.33 (95% CI: 1.94, 2.80), and the combined odds ratio with a random-effects model was 2.36 (95% CI: 1.86, 3.01) (Table 3). There was no evidence of publication bias when the Egger test was used (P = 0.98), and the funnel plot did not show a lack of symmetry that would correspond to potential bias.
The 5 longitudinal studies that have assessed alcohol use and DVP are disparate in terms of samples, exposure variables, and outcomes (Table 1). Foshee et al. (65) assessed the frequency of past-month alcohol use among 8th- and 9th-grade students in a North Carolina county and followed up 1 year later to determine whether alcohol use was associated with DVP onset. In this study, female alcohol use at baseline was associated with DVP onset 1 year later, but this finding was not true for males. Foshee et al.'s subsequent study (64) assessing the frequency of alcohol use ever by students in 8th–10th grades, and DVP onset several months later, found no association in adjusted analyses.
Gidycz et al. (67) studied daily alcohol use and problem drinking in male university students as potential predictors of DVP over a 3-month follow-up period and, similar to Foshee et al. (64), found no association in adjusted analyses. McNaughton Reyes et al. (44) used a sample of students in 8th–12th grades and assessed the frequency of HED in the 3 months before baseline, and each year for 3 years. These authors found that HED in 8th grade was associated with higher levels of DVP in 10th grade but that these effects faded by grade 12 such that early HED was no longer predictive of DVP. Stappenbeck and Fromme (77) also studied HED, and the frequency of drunkenness, but in a university-based sample. They found that in their freshmen year, males' HED and frequency of drunkenness was associated with concurrent DVP but that their drinking did not predict future DVP, and that DVP did not predict future HED for either males or females. Taken collectively, the results of these 5 longitudinal studies suggest that, although alcohol use may be associated with concurrent DVP, no consistent evidence supports the contention that youth alcohol use predicts future DVP.
Our meta-analysis suggests a significantly increased risk of DVP in youth who a) drink more frequently or in higher quantities, b) engage in HED, and c) are problem drinkers. The relation between problem use and DVP was particularly strong, with a 133% increase in the odds of DVP corresponding to problem drinking. We did not observe substantial differences in the effect of frequency or quantity of alcohol use on DVP based on gender.
On the basis of this review, we offer the following 4 observations about the state of the literature on alcohol use and DVP among youth. First, a slight majority of studies were conducted with college-enrolled or college-aged participants (52%). Studies using younger samples are urgently needed given that, in the United States, the average age at drinking initiation is 14 years (80) and that 25% of those 12 years of age report having had a romantic relationship (81). Studies of non-college-attending youth aged 18–21 years, and females, are also particularly needed.
Second, less than half of the studies with results that pertain to the association between alcohol and DVP were designed to investigate that relation. In other words, in the majority of studies that presented findings about the alcohol-DVP association, the results were incidental to the primary analysis of interest. This is problematic because it means that the evidence base upon which researchers and practitioners have to draw comprises numerous studies of less-than-optimal rigor related to alcohol or DVP assessment and analyses. For example, measures are used that have not been tested for reliability or assessed for validity, and adjusted analyses include covariates that may be in the causal pathway between alcohol use and DVP (e.g., antisocial behavior or alcohol-aggression expectancies) or nearly collinear with it (e.g., marijuana use). For this reason, additional studies explicitly designed to rigorously evaluate the strength and nature of the alcohol-DVP relation among youth, and how that relation may vary over time, are needed.
Third, while it must be acknowledged that there are additional costs and feasibility challenges in recruiting larger and more diverse samples, there is reason to suspect that the alcohol-DVP association among youth may differ by gender, developmental period of adolescence, and culture. Each of these factors appears to influence youths' drinking styles and has also been found to be associated with either the prevalence or nature of DVP (82–86). Therefore, it is reasonable to postulate that the alcohol-DVP association may vary by one or more of these factors, and thus that the development of prevention strategies should be informed by these potential differences.
Fourth, to our knowledge, the field lacks even a sole study that directly tests the acute-effects model for youth. All of the accumulated research addresses the potential for a chronic effect of alcohol consumption on DVP, and none has investigated whether alcohol use among youth results in immediate increased risk of partner violence perpetration. This type of research, using daily diary, timeline follow-back, or ecologic momentary studies, could be critical for the development of effective interventions to prevent dating violence, if a relation is detected.
It is important to acknowledge that there are methodological complexities in establishing a causal relation between alcohol and DVP among youth that will make scientific progress on this topic challenging. These challenges as they pertain to individuals of all ages have been described in detail elsewhere (e.g., Lipsey (15)), so they are reviewed here only briefly.
Both practical and ethical concerns preclude researchers' ability to randomize youth to alcohol consumption conditions and observe their subsequent partner violence behavior. Proxies for partner violence behavior, such as reactions to vignettes or self-reported intentions to behave nonviolently or aggressively, are subject to limitations. Cross-sectional observational studies are "inherently ambiguous with regards to causality" (15, p. 249) and thus are of limited utility to the field at this time. Longitudinal studies will be able to address the issue of temporality by measuring alcohol use at one time point and DVP at a subsequent time point. However, typical longitudinal studies obtain waves of data months or even years apart, which means that, although they can be informative about the chronic effects of alcohol on DVP, they do not permit inferences about acute or psychopharmacologic effects. Daily diary or momentary studies would provide information about potential acute effects of alcohol on DVP, although these studies will likely face challenges related to participant retention, accuracy of self-report, and ethics (e.g., researchers' real-time knowledge of ongoing dating abuse perpetration may require reports to authorities) that could affect internal validity.
This review is subject to several limitations. First, as with all reviews, our conclusions are limited by the quality of the underlying studies. Each of the studies included in this review was subject to its own limitations, which included threats to internal and external validity. Of particular concern are issues related to the accuracy of recall of alcohol use and DVP, and the accuracy of self-reports. Notably, while some studies of adult drinking and partner violence have attempted to curtail recall problems by validating self-reports of alcohol use and aggression with partners' reports of the same, this strategy is unlikely to be as successful with young adolescents who are not cohabitating. Moreover, use of acts scales to assess DVP has been widely criticized because they fail to take into account the motivations for violence, severity of injuries inflicted, and impact on the victims (87). There has been a call to assess dating violence perpetrators' motivations in addition to counting their violent acts, but no validated instrument for doing so is yet available (88). Nevertheless, forthcoming studies on alcohol and DVP among youth should prioritize rigor. At this time, additional cross-sectional studies using original or single items to operationalize alcohol consumption or DVP are unnecessary.
Second, the question of whether the alcohol-DVP link varies by developmental stage has not yet been adequately answered. Analyses of longitudinal cohorts, such as the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), that are specifically designed to compare the alcohol–dating violence link among subgroups of youth based on either their chronologic age or their developmental stage (e.g., time since pubertal onset) would be informative. Third, we classified the studies on the basis of the alcohol exposure variable, but it must be acknowledged that there was both statistical heterogeneity and clinical variations in the way that alcohol use was operationalized, even within the groupings that we created. Fourth, our meta-analysis of the frequency/quantity of alcohol use and DVP literature suggests that publication bias may be distorting the evidence available in this area. Thus, our findings strongly support the need for peer reviewers and journal editors to be mindful of the importance of publishing research with null findings to minimize publication bias on this topic going forward.
Finally, other subtopics of interest related to youth alcohol consumption and DVP were not included in this review. For example, some investigators have assessed alcohol expectancies, or age at first drink, in relation to DVP (58, 89). This review primarily focused on the behavior of alcohol consumption rather than alcohol-related attitudes or age at initiation. Researchers with an interest in this topic may find it helpful to review these related studies and the parallel literature on alcohol use and dating violence victimization.
The results of the studies we reviewed support the conclusion that higher levels of alcohol use are positively associated with youth DVP. However, no studies have directly assessed the acute or pharmacologic effects of alcohol use on DVP. Rigorous studies designed to investigate the youth alcohol–DVP link specifically, and whether results vary by gender, developmental stage, or culture, are needed.
Author affiliations: Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts (Emily F. Rothman, Renee M. Johnson); Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts (Michael LaValley); and Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (Luz McNaughton Reyes).
This work was supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (grants 1K01AA017630 to E. F. R. and R03DA025823 to R. M. J.), and a grant from the RWJF New Connections program to R. M. J.
The authors thank Allyson Baughman for her contributions to this study.
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Mesfin Hagos left the ELF in 1970 with Isaias Afewerki. Mesfin Hagos was a part of the founding leadership of the EPLF. Mesfin Hagos briefly served as the Chief of Staff in the EPLF. He was one of the commanders of the battle of Af'abet that destroyed the back bone of the Ethiopian army. In the middle of that battle, he was ordered by Isaias Afwerki to retreat to Nakfa but he turned off the radio message and liberated the town of Afabet.
In the election for the Presidency, he lost to Isaias Afewerki by one vote. After Independence he led a mutiny of soldiers but was later appointed and confirmed as Eritrea's first Minister of Defence. In 1995 he stepped down from his post and became the Regional Administrator of the Southern Region.
In 2001 he joined the G-15 which among other things suggested the constitution of Eritrea to be implememnted and undertake presidential election. Eritrea was one party state with president Isaias on the seat since independence 1991. Fortunately for Mesfin, he happened to be overseas at the moment when all the remaining minsters and founders of EPLF were picked from their homes and arrested incommunicado. Nobody knows their whereabouts. Mesfin Hagos is now a member of an Eritrean Democratic Party, based outside Eritrea.
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Went there today to visite the Edward Hopper exhibition. Despite this temporary exhibition, only till 9 January, you can see many other interesting art works.
The Domplatte is the square in front of the Dom. When we went there exactly a month before Christmas, there was a Christmas market, which to me seemed to be the most beautiful Christmas market amongst all that I had seen in bonn, Lübeck, Düsseldorf but ofcourse not Hamburg. The square is a good place to hang about with friends.
During the 4 weeks before Christmas, Cologne hosts one of the nicer German Christmas-Markets. Actually, there are several separate ones on the larger inner-city squares. The nicest one must be the one right under the Dom, with the added pro that the Früh Brewery House isn't too far away either if you need to warm yourself up.
There also is a mediaeval Christmas Market at the Chocolate Museum, might be very worth checking out!
The Domplatte, the square in front of the cathedral, has always attracted chalk painters. Here you see a portrait of Morzart.
Not only painters but also artists and skaters make this square an amusing place.
I spend several minutes sitting on a bench just watching the people.
The domplatte is one of the best skateboarding spots I know. Go there and have fun. You'll find cool curbs, lots of stairs, nice obstacles and a lot of skilled skateboarders. You shouldn't miss the curb right across from the Cologne Cathedral and the Museum curb. But be careful, as there are a lot of tourists running around. And you shouldn't skatebaord when it's getting dark, as the polic may come - there are hotels very close which might complain about the noise.
Also on Domplatte you will find a cross which looks like a monument. I bet a lot of people coming out of the tourist information pass by it and don't realise what it is: The actual replica of the cathedral's top cross. Its size makes you realise once again how big the cathedral is when the "small" cross on top is that huge!
Around the cathedral there's a lot of concrete which isn't exactly beautiful. But buskers, skaters and artists of all kind make this huge square called Domplatte an amusing place really. I could spend hours sitting here just watching the mixture of people - locals and tourists - here. See my travelogue for more!
An inspired artist at work. I must say she's very good. Sometimes, I do wonder what's the motivation & driving forces behind these upcoming artists. An expression of the Self? A dream to fulfil? Or just a desire to be different? Or perhaps, all of the above & more... Next time, if you've a chance, try talking to them & find out. We are always in a rush & we missed out the most beautiful moments that touched others...
This is a very interesting kind of street music. I must say people do make up the place. Without this, Cologne Cathedral would have just been another cathedral. Sometimes, the most insignificant things in life are the most memorable. Amazing!!!
Gasthaus am Dom - is right opposite the Cologne Cathedral. I really don't know much more about but I was enjoying the facade when I took the photo.
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Two of the biggest names in MMA are set to collide later this year when former UFC light heavyweight champions Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Tito Ortiz square off on November 2nd at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California. Ortiz retired from competition after losing the rubber match of his trilogy with Forrest Griffin at UFC 148 last summer, but in recent weeks, the long-time UFC champion had been hinting at a comeback on Twitter . Though he's struggled with injuries and managed just a 1-7-1 over his last nine fights, the flamboyant and outspoken Ortiz remains one of the most recognizable names in the sport, and one of its most polarizing figures as well. Much like Ortiz, Jackson has appeared on the downside of his career as of late, his last victory coming against Matt Hamill at UFC 130 in May 2011. Since then, the former Pride standout has dropped three consecutive contests. But MMA is as much a sport about personalities as it is wins and losses, and there is no denying ...
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True Value Company recently reported its fourth quarter results, including gross billings of $457.3 million for the quarter ended December 28, 2013, an increase of 1.3% or $5.8 million from $451.5 million for the prior year fourth quarter. Revenue was $340.7 million, an increase of 0.2%, or $0.7 million. The co-op posted quarterly earnings of $12.5 million, a decrease of 57% or $16.6 million, from $29.1 million for the same period a year ago.
For its fiscal 2013, True Value reported gross billings of $1.9 billion, an increase of 0.9% or $16.2 million for the same period a year ago. Revenue was $1.4 billion, an increase of 1%, or $13.5 million. Comparable store sales to retailers were up 2.4% on a gross billings basis and up 1.6% on a revenue basis. Retailer comp store sales were up 2.1%, based on over 1,600 reporting retailers. The co-op posted earnings of $55.3 million, a decrease of 26.2% or $19.6 million, from $74.9 million for the same period a year ago. The profit decrease was primarily driven by a 2012 fourth quarter litigation settlement gain of an ongoing matter, according to the company. The profit decrease was 5.3%, excluding the one-time gain.
"We ramped things up in late summer, right through December, and I'm pleased to report we ended the year with increases in gross billings, revenue and comparable store sales," said president and CEO John Hartmann. "Our largest increase in both retail and wholesale comp store sales was in the farm, ranch, auto and pet product category. This category was up at wholesale 11.2%."
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The multi-talented visionary, DJ, founder, and CEO of Black Girls Rock!, Beverly Bond collaborates with the Kennedy Center to present Rock Like a Girl™, a signature Bond-Vision Media™ production that celebrates women's contributions to the art and culture of hip-hop. The program includes performances by a diverse group of female artists from around the world, including legendary rap artist MC Lyte, critically acclaimed lyricist Jean Grae, Grammy Award–winning violinist Miri Ben-Ari, French Chilean MC Ana Tijoux, North Carolina MC Rapsody, a special appearance by the multi-talented Grammy Award–winning MC, singer, and song-writer Ms. Lauryn Hill, and other special guests! D.C.'s own all-girl go-go band, Be'la Dona, serves as the house band with DJ Beverly Bond on the ones-and-twos. Together, these women show what it means to "rock like a girl." Please join us for a post-show discussion with artists, academics, and activists that encourages dialogue and analysis of the ways women of color are portrayed in the media. Please note: This concert contains explicit language. A limited number of free tickets will be distributed two (2) per person in line on Saturday, April 5, 2014, at the entrance to the Hall of Nations, beginning at 4:30 p.m. Part of One Mic: Hip-Hop Culture Worldwide.
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I dropped off Nathan's stool sample Friday and got the results today. The stool came back negative for c. Diff. That means Friday is his last dose of Flagyl and Saturday he resumes the Bactrim and azithromycin.
Saturday evening he came down with a fever. As of today, it is just a cold – no more fever, no bronchitis yet. His once poor appetite is now even worse because he can't breath and drink his pediasure in his bottle at the same time so he doesn't want to have pediasure at all.
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I scheduled an appointment for an evaluation at the feeding and swallowing clinic for mid November. I'll try to hang on until then.
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