# Ecological momentary assessment of alcohol-related intimate partner violence among young adult drinkers

> **NIH NIH R21** · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE · 2020 · $181,911

## Abstract

Project Summary
The long-term objective of the proposed project is to determine the feasibility of ecological momentary
assessment (EMA) for assessing moderators of alcohol-related intimate partner violence (IPV) and whether
proximal negative affect, emotion dysregulation, and self-control depletion moderate the temporal association
between alcohol and IPV perpetration among young adults. Importantly, the use of EMA will provide the most
rigorous and accurate assessment of alcohol-related IPV to date. IPV includes psychological, physical, and
sexual aggression, which occur at alarmingly high rates in young adult dating relationships, particularly among
heavy episodic drinkers. Moreover, IPV results in increased mental and physical health symptoms for victims,
as well as increased health care utilization. The proposed project aims to investigate the temporal relationship
between alcohol use and IPV perpetration in 200 young adult heavy episodic drinkers who have previously
perpetrated IPV. Unfortunately, there is a dearth of research on proximal moderators (e.g., negative affect,
emotion dysregulation, self-control) of the temporal relationship between alcohol use and IPV, despite the
relevance to theoretical models of alcohol-related IPV. Moreover, no research has utilized EMA to examine the
proximal moderators of the alcohol-IPV relationship. Participants will complete brief daily surveys multiple
times per day for 28 consecutive days. The repeated daily assessments will allow for more accurate reporting
on key proximal moderators of the alcohol-IPV association. This project has the potential to provide crucial
information that can be used to reduce IPV among young adults.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9868864
- **Project number:** 5R21AA026630-02
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE
- **Principal Investigator:** Ryan Christopher Shorey
- **Activity code:** R21 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $181,911
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2019-02-10 → 2022-01-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9868864

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9868864, Ecological momentary assessment of alcohol-related intimate partner violence among young adult drinkers (5R21AA026630-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9868864. Licensed CC0.

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