Social support as a moderator for alcohol-related partner aggression during the transition to parenthood

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dc.contributor.authorCaldeira, Valerie
dc.contributor.supervisorWoodin, Erica M.
dc.date.accessioned2010-05-10T16:11:34Z
dc.date.available2010-05-10T16:11:34Z
dc.date.copyright2010en
dc.date.issued2010-05-10T16:11:34Z
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Psychology
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science M.Sc.en
dc.description.abstractAlcohol-related partner aggression is a pervasive social problem throughout various life stages, including the transition to parenthood. Previous research shows that alcohol use is associated with partner aggression perpetration for both men and women; however, not all individuals who consume alcohol act aggressively. In this study, the moderating effects of general social support and partner-specific support on the association between alcohol use and both physical and psychological partner aggression were investigated using a community sample of 98 pregnant couples. For men, high levels of general social support increased alcohol-related physical and psychological aggression whereas partner-specific emotional support served as a buffer for physical aggression. For women, general social support was not a significant moderator, but high levels of partner-specific instrumental support increased alcohol-related physical aggression. These results can be applied to prevention and treatment programs for alcohol-related partner aggression.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/2737
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben
dc.subjectpartner aggressionen
dc.subjectalcohol useen
dc.subjectsocial supporten
dc.subjectviolenceen
dc.subjectpregnancyen
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Psychologyen
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Psychology::Social psychologyen
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::Psychology::Clinical psychologyen
dc.titleSocial support as a moderator for alcohol-related partner aggression during the transition to parenthooden
dc.typeThesisen

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