Sexual aggression among White, Black, and Hispanic couples in the U.S.: Alcohol use, physical assault and psychological aggression as its correlates

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-43

  Ramisetty Mikler, Suhasini ^a,b   Caetano, Raul ^a   McGrath, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Marital violence; Minority; Psychological aggression; Sexual aggression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CAUCASIAN; COITUS; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLISM; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33947216691     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00952990601082639     Document Type: Article

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