Daily Impact of Sexual Minority Stress on Alcohol-Related Intimate Partner Violence among Bisexual+ Young Adults: A Couples' Daily Diary Study
Project Number1R21AA031548-01A1
Former Number1R21AA031548-01
Contact PI/Project LeaderBREM, MEAGAN JACQUELYN
Awardee OrganizationVIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV
Description
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Project Summary/Abstract
This study is guided by a long-term goal of optimizing alcohol-related intimate partner violence (IPV;
psychological, physical, sexual, and identity abuse [e.g., threatening to out a partner]) interventions for bisexual
and other multigender-attracted (bi+) young adults and their partners. As a critical first step toward this goal, this
R21 will identify modifiable intervention targets for alcohol-related IPV by developing new scientific knowledge
of the unique day-to-day processes that potentiate and ameliorate IPV after alcohol use among bi+ young adults
and their partners. This study will also explore subpopulations of bi+ young adult couples who should be
prioritized in future alcohol-related IPV research (e.g., same- vs. different-gender dyads).
Alcohol use proximally increases the likelihood of IPV perpetration, particularly among young adults ages 18-25.
Relative to those with other sexual identities, more bi+ young adults endorse heavy alcohol use and IPV, but
research has not identified daily experiences that may potentiate or mitigate alcohol-related IPV within this
priority population. This critical scientific gap may be attributed to (1) limited inclusion of bi+ populations in
alcohol-related IPV research, with no daily diary studies focusing on bi+ young adults, (2) a lack of data on bi+-
specific minority stressors in existing alcohol-related IPV research, and (3) limited couple-level data from bi+
young adults despite IPV being a dyadic process impacted by both partners’ alcohol use and minority stress.
This study will address these gaps by examining potential intervention targets (i.e., bi+ minority stress, partner
support) implicated by sexual minority alcohol-related IPV theory that exacerbate or mitigate IPV after drinking
in the naturalistic settings of bi+ young adults and their partners. A rigorous, 60-day, daily diary approach will be
used to collect daily reports of alcohol use, minority stress (e.g., bi+-specific stressors), partner support, and IPV
perpetration/victimization from 50 bi+ young adults and their partners (N=100 individuals; 25 same-gender
couples, 25 different-gender couples). Study aims are: (1) Determine if one’s own and one’s partner’s alcohol
use increases IPV perpetration on days when bi+ individuals and their partners report high, but not low, levels
of minority stress. (2) Determine if one’s own and one’s partner’s alcohol use increases IPV perpetration on days
when individuals perceive their partners as providing low, rather than high, levels of partner support. (3) Across
Aims 1 and 2, explore descriptive differences between (a) same- and different-gender dyads, (b) couples in
which only one partner has, rather than both partners having, a minoritized sexual identity, and (c) IPV types to
identify priority populations for future research. Data generated from this study will provide the most
comprehensive, theoretically-informed assessment of alcohol-related IPV among bi+ young adults and their
partners to date. In doing so, these results will provide the foundation required for future research to develop
alcohol-related IPV interventions effectively tailored to meet the needs of bi+ young adults.
Public Health Relevance Statement
Project Narrative
This project will be the first to prioritize the daily experiences of bisexual and multigender-attracted (bi+) young
adults and their partners when examining the proximal and prospective association between alcohol use and
intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration. In doing so, this study will enhance the scientific knowledge of
alcohol use and IPV disparities among bi+ young adults and their partners – a population at high risk for heavy
drinking and IPV – while addressing methodological limitations of existing alcohol-related IPV research that
hinders the development of inclusive interventions. By identifying theoretically-informed daily experiences unique
to bi+ young adults and their partners that potentiate (e.g., bi+ minority stress) or mitigate (e.g., partner support)
alcohol-related IPV, results will provide critically-needed evidence of specific factors that should be targeted in
alcohol-related IPV interventions for this priority population.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
CFDA Code
273
DUNS Number
003137015
UEI
QDE5UHE5XD16
Project Start Date
17-September-2024
Project End Date
31-August-2026
Budget Start Date
17-September-2024
Budget End Date
31-August-2025
Project Funding Information for 2024
Total Funding
$218,293
Direct Costs
$139,493
Indirect Costs
$78,800
Year
Funding IC
FY Total Cost by IC
2024
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
$218,293
Year
Funding IC
FY Total Cost by IC
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