PASSION: Proximal Effects of Alcohol on Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
We will recruit sexual and gender minority couples to complete 56 days of daily surveys in order to evaluate (1) the impact of COVID-19 stress and sexual and gender minority stress on heavy episodic drinking and intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration, and (2) a brief, mobile-phone delivered text messaging intervention to mitigate the effects of these stressors. This project has high potential to inform how pandemic stress contributes to etiological models of alcohol-related IPV perpetration in sexual and gender minority couples and inform a culturally-sensitive, low burden, and easy to disseminate intervention to mitigate these effects critical during a pandemic when access to care is limited.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| No Intervention: No Intervention, No Intervention (AA) Participants do not receive text messages during Interval 2 or Interval 3. |
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| Active Comparator: No Intervention, Attention-Control Texts (AB) Participants do not receive text messages during Interval 2. Participants receive attention control text messages during Interval 3. |
Behavioral: Attention Control Text Messaging
Over a 14 day period, participants will receive two text messages per day (one at 8 a.m. and one at 4 p.m.). They will receive hourly reminders for four hours or until the message is read. Participants receive the same messages in the same order. All texts will be supportive messages which express empathy and unconditional positive regard and provide support for dealing with stressors. These messages will be nondirective and will not include any CBT skill suggestions.
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| Experimental: No Intervention, CBT Texts (AC) Participants do not receive text messages during Interval 2. Participants receive CBT text messages during Interval 3. |
Behavioral: CBT Text Messaging
Over a 14 day period, participants will receive two text messages per day (one at 8 a.m. and one at 4 p.m.). They will receive hourly reminders for four hours or until the message is read. Participants receive the same messages in the same order, with content equally distributed across the four content areas (i.e., psychoeducation regarding effects of stress, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, alcohol reduction).
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| Active Comparator: Attention-Control Texts, No Intervention (BA) Participants receive attention control text messages during Interval 2. Participants do not receive text messages during Interval 3. |
Behavioral: Attention Control Text Messaging
Over a 14 day period, participants will receive two text messages per day (one at 8 a.m. and one at 4 p.m.). They will receive hourly reminders for four hours or until the message is read. Participants receive the same messages in the same order. All texts will be supportive messages which express empathy and unconditional positive regard and provide support for dealing with stressors. These messages will be nondirective and will not include any CBT skill suggestions.
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| Active Comparator: Attention-Control Texts, Attention-Control Texts (BB) Participants receive attention control text messages during Interval 2. Participants receive attention control text messages during Interval 3. |
Behavioral: Attention Control Text Messaging
Over a 14 day period, participants will receive two text messages per day (one at 8 a.m. and one at 4 p.m.). They will receive hourly reminders for four hours or until the message is read. Participants receive the same messages in the same order. All texts will be supportive messages which express empathy and unconditional positive regard and provide support for dealing with stressors. These messages will be nondirective and will not include any CBT skill suggestions.
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| Experimental: Attention-Control Texts, CBT Texts (BC) Participants receive attention control text messages during Interval 2. Participants receive CBT text messages during Interval 3. |
Behavioral: CBT Text Messaging
Over a 14 day period, participants will receive two text messages per day (one at 8 a.m. and one at 4 p.m.). They will receive hourly reminders for four hours or until the message is read. Participants receive the same messages in the same order, with content equally distributed across the four content areas (i.e., psychoeducation regarding effects of stress, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, alcohol reduction).
Behavioral: Attention Control Text Messaging
Over a 14 day period, participants will receive two text messages per day (one at 8 a.m. and one at 4 p.m.). They will receive hourly reminders for four hours or until the message is read. Participants receive the same messages in the same order. All texts will be supportive messages which express empathy and unconditional positive regard and provide support for dealing with stressors. These messages will be nondirective and will not include any CBT skill suggestions.
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| Experimental: CBT Texts, No Intervention (CA) Participants receive CBT text messages during Interval 2. Participants do not receive text messages during Interval 3. |
Behavioral: CBT Text Messaging
Over a 14 day period, participants will receive two text messages per day (one at 8 a.m. and one at 4 p.m.). They will receive hourly reminders for four hours or until the message is read. Participants receive the same messages in the same order, with content equally distributed across the four content areas (i.e., psychoeducation regarding effects of stress, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, alcohol reduction).
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| Experimental: CBT Texts, Attention-Control Texts (CB) Participants receive CBT text messages during Interval 2. Participants receive attention control text messages during Interval 3. |
Behavioral: CBT Text Messaging
Over a 14 day period, participants will receive two text messages per day (one at 8 a.m. and one at 4 p.m.). They will receive hourly reminders for four hours or until the message is read. Participants receive the same messages in the same order, with content equally distributed across the four content areas (i.e., psychoeducation regarding effects of stress, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, alcohol reduction).
Behavioral: Attention Control Text Messaging
Over a 14 day period, participants will receive two text messages per day (one at 8 a.m. and one at 4 p.m.). They will receive hourly reminders for four hours or until the message is read. Participants receive the same messages in the same order. All texts will be supportive messages which express empathy and unconditional positive regard and provide support for dealing with stressors. These messages will be nondirective and will not include any CBT skill suggestions.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Intimate Partner Violence Events (Burst 1) [Burst 1, Daily for 14 days]
Participants will be asked if they experienced relationship conflict since the last report. If so, they will be asked questions about physical and/or verbal perpetration and victimization and time of occurrence.
- Intimate Partner Violence Events (Burst 2) [Burst 2, Daily for 14 days]
Participants will be asked if they experienced relationship conflict since the last report. If so, they will be asked questions about physical and/or verbal perpetration and victimization and time of occurrence.
- Intimate Partner Violence Events (Burst 3) [Burst 3, Daily for 14 days]
Participants will be asked if they experienced relationship conflict since the last report. If so, they will be asked questions about physical and/or verbal perpetration and victimization and time of occurrence.
- Intimate Partner Violence Events (Burst 4) [Burst 4, Daily for 14 days]
Participants will be asked if they experienced relationship conflict since the last report. If so, they will be asked questions about physical and/or verbal perpetration and victimization and time of occurrence.
- Drinking Episodes (Burst 1) [Burst 1, Daily for 14 days]
Participants will be asked if they consumed alcohol since the last daily report. If so, they will be asked questions about the time they drank, amount of alcohol consumed, subjective intoxication, location, with whom they drank, and illicit substance use.
- Drinking Episodes (Burst 2) [Burst 2, Daily for 14 days]
Participants will be asked if they consumed alcohol since the last daily report. If so, they will be asked questions about the time they drank, amount of alcohol consumed, subjective intoxication, location, with whom they drank, and illicit substance use.
- Drinking Episodes (Burst 3) [Burst 3, Daily for 14 days]
Participants will be asked if they consumed alcohol since the last daily report. If so, they will be asked questions about the time they drank, amount of alcohol consumed, subjective intoxication, location, with whom they drank, and illicit substance use.
- Drinking Episodes (Burst 4) [Burst 4, Daily for 14 days]
Participants will be asked if they consumed alcohol since the last daily report. If so, they will be asked questions about the time they drank, amount of alcohol consumed, subjective intoxication, location, with whom they drank, and illicit substance use.
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Sexual or Gender Minority Stress (Burst 1) [Burst 1, Daily for 14 days]
Participants will be asked if they experienced discrimination related to their sexual or gender identity.
- Sexual or Gender Minority Stress (Burst 2) [Burst 2, Daily for 14 days]
Participants will be asked if they experienced discrimination related to their sexual or gender identity.
- Sexual or Gender Minority Stress (Burst 3) [Burst 3, Daily for 14 days]
Participants will be asked if they experienced discrimination related to their sexual or gender identity.
- Sexual or Gender Minority Stress (Burst 4) [Burst 4, Daily for 14 days]
Participants will be asked if they experienced discrimination related to their sexual or gender identity.
- COVID-19 Stress (Burst 1) [Burst 1, Daily for 14 days]
Participants will be asked if they experienced stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- COVID-19 Stress (Burst 2) [Burst 2, Daily for 14 days]
Participants will be asked if they experienced stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- COVID-19 Stress (Burst 3) [Burst 3, Daily for 14 days]
Participants will be asked if they experienced stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- COVID-19 Stress (Burst 4) [Burst 4, Daily for 14 days]
Participants will be asked if they experienced stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria (applies to both partners):
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Both partners must identify as cisgender and sexual minority or at least one partner must identify as a gender minority (i.e., one's gender identity is non-congruent with their sex assigned at birth)
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21 years or older
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In an intimate relationship lasting at least one month in which there are at least 2 days of face-to-face contact each week
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Consumption of 4 (assigned female at birth) or 5 (assigned male at birth) alcoholic drinks on at least three days in the past year
Exclusion Criteria:
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Seeking treatment or being in recovery for an alcohol or substance use disorder.
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Endorsement of severe physical IPV (e.g., use of a weapon) in the past year.
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Women who self-report that they are trying to get pregnant, that they are currently pregnant, or that they are currently breastfeeding .
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Georgia State University | Atlanta | Georgia | United States | 30302 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Georgia State University
- University at Buffalo
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Dominic J Parrott, Ph.D., Georgia State University
Study Documents (Full-Text)
More Information
Publications
None provided.- R01AA025995