Alcohol abuse and physical violence towards a partner: how can we attenuate the relationship?: a study on emotional dysregulation in adolescents

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dc.contributor.authorPeñacoba Puente, Cecilia
dc.contributor.authorBalandin, Alejandro
dc.contributor.authorEstévez Gutiérrez, Ana
dc.contributor.authorOlave, Leticia
dc.contributor.authorMomeñe López, Janire
dc.contributor.authorChávez Vera, María Dolores
dc.contributor.authorMuñiz Casado, José Antonio
dc.contributor.authorIruarrizaga, Itziar
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-28T11:07:36Z
dc.date.available2025-02-28T11:07:36Z
dc.date.issued2024-10
dc.date.updated2025-02-28T11:07:36Z
dc.description.abstractBackground: The previous literature has revealed the relationship between alcohol abuse and violent behaviours; however, the results are not always conclusive, highlighting the need to explore other variables that allow us to establish risk profiles. Aim: The goal is to examine whether the relation between alcohol abuse and physical violence towards a partner can be influenced (moderate) by difficulties in emotional regulation. Setting: A public high school in Manabí (Ecuador). Participants: A total of 1519 high school students with ages between 14 and 18 years (mean = 15.77, SD = 1.22), with 54% (n = 820) being male. Main Outcome Measures: The measures we observed were alcohol abuse (i.e., frequency of alcohol abuse in the past 30 days), physical violence exercised towards a partner (Violence Received, Exercised and Perceived in Dating Relationships of Young People and Adolescents) and emotional dysregulation (Difficulties in Emotional Regulation Scale; DERS). Results: It is observed that there exists significantly higher alcohol abuse in males, regardless of their age, as well as more physical violence by adolescent males towards their partners. Direct effects of alcohol abuse on physical intimate partner violence are observed in males from the age of 16 and in females from the age of 14. Moreover, the direct effects of different emotional dysregulation strategies on physical violence depend on gender. Conclusion: The moderating effects of emotional dysregulation strategies between alcohol abuse and physical intimate partner violence are observed only in the case of adolescent females (16–17 years). In particular, emotional dysregulation variables such as non-awareness, impulse, nonacceptance, or lack of strategies interfere as moderators in the relationship between excessive alcohol abuse and physical violence towards a partner. In the case of non-awareness, contrary to the other three, when scores are low or moderate, a statistically significant relationship between alcohol abuse and violence is observed.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThe APC was funded by the Technical University of Manabíen
dc.identifier.citationPeñacoba, C., Balandin, A., Estévez, A., Olave, L., Momeñe, J., Chávez-Vera, M. D., Muñiz, J. A., & Iruarrizaga, I. (2024). Alcohol Abuse and Physical Violence towards a Partner: How Can We Attenuate the Relationship? A Study on Emotional Dysregulation in Adolescents. Behavioral Sciences, 14(10). https://doi.org/10.3390/BS14100875
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/BS14100875
dc.identifier.eissn2076-328X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14454/2407
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
dc.rights© 2024 by the authors
dc.subject.otherAdolescence
dc.subject.otherAlcohol abuse
dc.subject.otherAwareness
dc.subject.otherEmotional dysregulation
dc.subject.otherGender
dc.subject.otherViolence against partner
dc.titleAlcohol abuse and physical violence towards a partner: how can we attenuate the relationship?: a study on emotional dysregulation in adolescentsen
dc.typejournal article
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
oaire.citation.issue10
oaire.citation.titleBehavioral Sciences
oaire.citation.volume14
oaire.licenseConditionhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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