Does drinking modify the relationship between men's gender‐inequitable attitudes and their perpetration of intimate partner violence? A meta‐analysis of surveys of men from seven countries in the Asia Pacific region

Abstract

Background and aims Although men's alcohol misuse and less gender-equitable attitudes have been identified as risks for perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV), less is known about how men's gender-equitable attitudes and drinking act together to increase risk of IPV. This study aimed to assess the independent relationships of lower gender-equitable attitudes and drinking to perpetration of IPV and their interaction among men in seven countries. Design Secondary analysis of the United Nations Multi-Country Study on Men and Violence (UNMCS) and Nabilan Study databases consisting of (1) unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression to measure the association of perpetration of IPV with gender-equitable men (GEM) scale score and regular heavy episodic drinking (RHED) and (2) meta-analyses of prevalence and effect estimates adjusted for country-level sites and countries. Setting and participants A total of 9148 ever-partnered 18-49-year-old men surveyed in 2011-15 from 18 sites in Bangladesh,

Programme responses for men who perpetrate intimate partner violence in the context of alcohol or other drugs: a scoping review

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“…Specifically, in Australia, 240 women were murdered by a current or former male partner between 2010 and 2018 – more than 60% of these male partners were substance affected during the fatal episode (ANROWS, 2022). In low-income countries, past heavy episodic drinking tripled the risk of men reporting IPV perpetration (Laslett et al , 2021). Substance use and its link to IPV is also an issue directly for children and their experience of parenting and violence.…”

“…The relationship between IPV and substance use is complex with multiple intersecting factors giving rise to IPV perpetration (Galvani, 2009; Humphreys et al , 2005; Wilson et al , 2014; Laslett et al , 2021). These factors include socio-cultural normalisation of substance related violence (Wilson et al , 2014), inequitable gender attitudes (Laslett et al , 2021), mental health issues (Shorey et al , 2012) and exposure to IPV in childhood (Murrell et al , 2007).…”

“…The relationship between IPV and substance use is complex with multiple intersecting factors giving rise to IPV perpetration (Galvani, 2009; Humphreys et al , 2005; Wilson et al , 2014; Laslett et al , 2021). These factors include socio-cultural normalisation of substance related violence (Wilson et al , 2014), inequitable gender attitudes (Laslett et al , 2021), mental health issues (Shorey et al , 2012) and exposure to IPV in childhood (Murrell et al , 2007). In particular, substance use influences aggression by reducing men’s executive functioning and control inhibitions (Giancola, 2000), exacerbates their predisposition to control women and provides a premeditated excuse for violence (Galvani, 2009).…”

Ugly side of the beautiful game: the football world cup and domestic violence

“…The use of alcohol during major sporting events is well known across many countries, although not all, and alcohol is a risk factor for domestic violence. 9 But conclusive evidence is lacking to support the association between alcohol during major sporting events and increased domestic violence. Gambling is a component of major sporting events worldwide and stress related to loss of income is known to be associated with the escalation of domestic violence.…”