Concordance of Self- and Partner-Reported Alcohol Consumption Among Couples Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence in Zambia.
Jeremy C KaneSarah McIvor MurrayMichael J VinikoorM Claire GreeneShoshanna L FineRavi PaulLaura K MurrayPublished in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (2019)
In contrast to collateral report studies conducted in the United States, concordance between self- and partner-reported alcohol consumption was poor among families experiencing IPV in Zambia. Given the possible biases associated with self-reported alcohol use, findings suggest that a convergent validity approach is useful in this research context.