Display options
Cite
Assari S. Synergistic Effects of Depression and Poor Impulse Control on Physical Partner Violence; A National Study in United States. Int J Epidemiol Res. 2017;4(4):232-239doi: 10.15171/ijer.2017.09.
Assari, S. (2017). Synergistic Effects of Depression and Poor Impulse Control on Physical Partner Violence; A National Study in United States. International journal of epidemiologic research, 4(4), 232-239. https://doi.org/10.15171/ijer.2017.09
Assari, Shervin. "Synergistic Effects of Depression and Poor Impulse Control on Physical Partner Violence; A National Study in United States." International journal of epidemiologic research vol. 4,4 (2017): 232-239. doi: https://doi.org/10.15171/ijer.2017.09
Assari S. Synergistic Effects of Depression and Poor Impulse Control on Physical Partner Violence; A National Study in United States. Int J Epidemiol Res. 2017;4(4):232-239. doi: 10.15171/ijer.2017.09. PMID: 31360774; PMCID: PMC6663102.
Copy Download .nbib Format: NLM
Share it on

Int J Epidemiol Res. 2017;4(4):232-239. doi: 10.15171/ijer.2017.09.

Synergistic Effects of Depression and Poor Impulse Control on Physical Partner Violence; A National Study in United States.

International journal of epidemiologic research

Shervin Assari

Affiliations

  1. Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture and Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
  2. Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

PMID: 31360774 PMCID: PMC6663102 DOI: 10.15171/ijer.2017.09

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Although major depressive disorder (MDD) also increases the risk of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) perpetration, poor mental health has been mostly conceptualized as a consequence of IPV victimization rather than a risk factor for IPV perpetration. Poor impulse control is another IPV risk factor. Building on a risk / risk framework, this study investigates additive and multiplicative effects of male partners' MDD and poor impulse control on physical IPV victimization reported by female partner.

METHODS: This national longitudinal study followed a random sample of 2,500 male and female cohabiting partners for two years in United States. Data came from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS). Male partner's MDD was the independent variable. Baseline socio-demographic factors (age, relation status, education level, income, and minority status) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) were covariates. Outcome was female partner's physical IPV victimization measured at baseline and two years later. Male partner's impulse control was the moderator.

RESULTS: In

CONCLUSION: Based on the findings, poor impulse control and MDD have synergistic effects on IPV committed by men. Given the synergistic effects of psychological determinants of IPV, there is a need for prevention of IPV in male partners who have multiple risk factors such as MDD and poor impulse control. Self-regulation trainings of depressed men with poor impulse control may reduce IPV risk among men.

Keywords: Impulse control; Major Depressive Disorder; Physical Intimate partner violence

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures. None.

References

  1. Nat Neurosci. 1999 Nov;2(11):1032-7 - PubMed
  2. Science. 2000 Jul 28;289(5479):591-4 - PubMed
  3. Child Dev. 2000 May-Jun;71(3):543-62 - PubMed
  4. Psychol Bull. 2000 Sep;126(5):651-680 - PubMed
  5. Alcohol Res Health. 2001;25(1):58-65 - PubMed
  6. Int J Law Psychiatry. 2001 Jul-Oct;24(4-5):487-508 - PubMed
  7. Am J Psychiatry. 2001 Nov;158(11):1783-93 - PubMed
  8. J Abnorm Psychol. 2002 Feb;111(1):124-33 - PubMed
  9. Am J Prev Med. 2002 Nov;23(4):260-8 - PubMed
  10. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2003 Jan;27(1):44-50 - PubMed
  11. J Interpers Violence. 2004 Feb;19(2):127-42 - PubMed
  12. Behav Med. 2003 Summer;29(2):85-94 - PubMed
  13. J Stud Alcohol. 2004 Sep;65(5):658-62 - PubMed
  14. Annu Rev Public Health. 2005;26:399-419 - PubMed
  15. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2005 Apr 4;78(1):39-47 - PubMed
  16. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2005;31(2):225-42 - PubMed
  17. Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2008;34(1):29-37 - PubMed
  18. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2008 Apr;76(2):194-207 - PubMed
  19. Can Child Adolesc Psychiatr Rev. 2005 Feb;14(1):16-20 - PubMed
  20. J Sex Med. 2009 Jul;6(7):1938-46 - PubMed
  21. Psychiatry Res. 2009 Jun 30;168(1):40-9 - PubMed
  22. J Interpers Violence. 2010 May;25(5):771-90 - PubMed
  23. Epidemiology. 2009 Jul;20(4):488-95 - PubMed
  24. J Interpers Violence. 2011 Jan;26(2):230-53 - PubMed
  25. Attach Hum Dev. 2010 Sep;12(5):463-81 - PubMed
  26. West J Emerg Med. 2010 Aug;11(3):252-6 - PubMed
  27. J Int AIDS Soc. 2010 Nov 15;13:44 - PubMed
  28. Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2011 Jan;17(1):59-67 - PubMed
  29. J Gambl Stud. 2012 Mar;28(1):77-88 - PubMed
  30. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2012 Aug;200(8):684-91 - PubMed
  31. Violence Vict. 2012;27(5):730-43 - PubMed
  32. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 1987 Jul;57(3):316-331 - PubMed

Publication Types

Grant support