Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages and Intimate Partner Violence Victimization

Abstract

Background:

Caffeinated alcoholic beverage (CAB) use is associated with general victimization beyond the use of alcohol alone.

Materials and Methods:

No prior research has evaluated the association between CAB use and intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization. This study evaluated the CAB–IPV victimization relationship using the responses of 100 (40 female) respondents to an online survey.

Results:

Results of logistic regression analyses indicated that CAB use was associated with IPV physical and sexual victimization after adjusting for demographics and heavy alcohol use. Exploratory analyses detected little evidence of sex differences in the strength of the relationship between CAB use and IPV victimization.

Conclusions:

The current results provide initial evidence that CAB use may place males and females at greater risk of IPV victimization.