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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2015 Mar 14;50(9):1357–1365. doi: 10.1007/s00127-015-1044-z

Table 3. Psychiatric disorders as predictors of later involvement in physical dating violence victimization or perpetration.

Physical Dating Violence Victim Physical Dating Violence Perpetration Any Physical Dating Violence

aOR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI) aOR (95% CI)
Internalizing Disorders
 Major Depressive Disorder 1.33 (0.96, 1.86) 1.02 (0.66, 1.58) 1.33 (0.96, 1.84)
 Dysthymic Disorder 1.97 (1.00, 3.86) 1.17 (0.62, 2.21) 1.53 (0.77, 3.03)
 General Anxiety Disorder 1.65 (0.87, 3.12) 1.62 (1.00, 2.61) 1.84 (1.06, 3.19)
 Social Phobia 1.38 (1.14, 1.67) 1.52 (1.21, 1.90) 1.40 (1.19, 1.64)
 Specific Phobia 1.47 (1.16, 1.86) 1.45 (1.06, 2.00) 1.41 (1.15, 1.72)
 Panic Disorder 1.24 (0.75, 2.07) 1.36 (0.78, 2.37) 1.14 (0.73, 1.77)
 Bipolar Disorder (I or II) 1.99 (0.95, 4.16) 2.30 (1.13, 4.68) 1.66 (0.80, 3.46)
 At least 1 internalizing disorder 1.53 (1.26, 1.85) 1.62 (1.31, 2.02) 1.51 (1.30, 1.76)
 # of internalizing disorders 1.25 (1.12, 1.38) 1.22 (1.12, 1.32) 1.23 (1.13, 1.33)
Externalizing Disorders
 Intermittent Explosive Disorder 1.51 (0.98, 2.34) 2.25 (1.62, 3.13) 1.71 (1.17, 2.49)
 Attention Deficit Disorder 1.65 (1.19, 2.28) 2.22 (1.70, 2.90) 1.73 (1.34, 2.25)
 Oppositional Defiant Disorder 2.64 (2.04, 3.43) 2.69 (1.95, 3.72) 2.63 (2.04, 3.40)
 Conduct Disorder 1.94 (1.33, 2.81) 2.50 (1.68, 3.72) 1.86 (1.27, 2.71)
 Alcohol Abuse 2.64 (1.72, 4.04) 3.41 (1.75, 6.64) 2.58 (1.61, 4.14)
 Drug Abuse 3.80 (2.06, 7.01) 2.90 (1.45, 5.77) 3.40 (1.90, 6.07)
 At least 1 externalizing disorder 2.23 (1.71, 2.91) 2.66 (2.04, 3.47) 2.29 (1.80, 2.92)
 # of externalizing disorders 1.52 (1.36, 1.70) 1.70 (1.52, 1.90) 1.54 (1.39, 1.72)
Final Model
 # internalizing disorders 1.16 (1.04, 1.30) 1.11 (1.01, 1.21) 1.14 (1.04, 1.25)
 # externalizing disorders * sex
 Male 1.22 (1.05, 1.43) 1.47 (1.20, 1.80) 1.28 (1.10, 1.49)
 Female 1.87 (1.58, 2.22) 1.86 (1.59, 2.18) 1.85 (1.55, 2.21)

Note: All models account for demographic characteristics, age at first date, and the number of childhood adversities experienced