Just-In-Time Intervention to Reduce Alcohol-Facilitated Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration

Georgia State University400 enrolled

Overview

Acute alcohol intoxication is a robust predictor of intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration for young adult men and women; therefore, interventions delivered proximally to drinking episodes - a period of high risk - are needed to reduce alcohol-facilitated IPV. This project seeks to improve public health by delivering a just-in-time text messaging intervention proximally to drinking episodes and evaluating the impact of the intervention on alcohol-facilitated IPV in a sample of at-risk young adult men and women. Additionally, through an innovative design this project is poised to answer these important questions: whether receiving a message, when, for whom, what type, and under what conditions this just-in-time messaging intervention leads to reductions in alcohol use and IPV perpetration.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

400

Conditions

Alcohol Drinking Aggression Emotion Regulation

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 30 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * 18-30 years old * Consumed alcohol an average of 2 times per week in last 3 months * At least two instances of heavy episodic drinking in last month * Currently in a romantic relationship * History of IPV perpetration within last 3 months * Willing to provide cell phone number and carrier and receive text messages for 30 days Exclusion Criteria: * None

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Alcohol Use

Drinking Quantity (number of drinks consumed)

Time frame: 30 days

Alcohol Use

Drinking Quantity (number of drinks consumed)

Time frame: 1-month follow-up

Alcohol Use

Drinking Quantity (number of drinks consumed)

Time frame: 3-month follow-up

Alcohol Use

Drinking Quantity (number of drinks consumed)

Time frame: 6-month follow-up

Intimate Partner Violence

Occurrence (yes/no) of psychological or physical Aggression against an intimate partner

Time frame: 30 days

Intimate Partner Violence

Frequency of Psychological or Physical Aggression against an intimate partner

Time frame: 1-month follow-up

Intimate Partner Violence

Frequency of Psychological or Physical Aggression against an intimate partner

Time frame: 3-month follow-up

Intimate Partner Violence

Frequency of Psychological or Physical Aggression against an intimate partner

Time frame: 6-month follow-up

Just-In-Time Intervention to Reduce Alcohol-Facilitated Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration

Overview

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Interventions

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Outcomes

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