Table 1 Factors associated with types of aggression among substance-using women (n = 720)
Measure | Verbal Aggression (n = 460) | Test Statistic [t(df) or χ2(df)] | p | Physical Aggression (n = 292) | Test Statistic [t(df) or χ2(df)] | p | Weapon Aggression (n = 57) | Test Statistic [t(df) or χ2(df)] | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | |||||||||
Age (Emerging adult*) | 315 (68.5%) | 5.28 (2) | 0.02* | 197 (67.5%) | 3.70 (2) | 0.05* | 31 (54.4%) | 8.76 (2) | 0.03* |
Ethnicity (“Coloured”) | 313 (68.0%) | 87.57 (2) | <0.01* | 210 (71.9%) | 56.51 (2) | <0.01* | 40 (70.2%) | 5.79 (2) | 0.02 |
Average income in past month (M, SD) | 306.39 (458.50) | 2.93 (718) | <0.01* | 366.61 (501.43) | 4.61 (718) | <0.01* | 312.63 (396.46) | 0.75 (718) | 0.45 |
High school education Incomplete (Yes) | 414 (90.0%) | 1.52 (2) | 0.27 | 266 (91.1%) | 2.42 (2) | 0.12 | 52 (91.2%) | 0.34 (2) | 0.56 |
Unemployed (Yes) | 422 (91.7%) | 4.28 (2) | 0.04* | 268 (91.8%) | 1.71 (2) | 0.19 | 52 (91.2%) | 0.10 (2) | 0.75 |
Substance Use | |||||||||
Cannabis Use (M, SD) | 14.47 (12.05) | 1.61 (562) | 0.12 | 14.15 (11.98) | 1.57 (668) | 0.16 | 15.83 (12.38) | 0.52 (668) | 0.60 |
Methamphetamine Use (M, SD) | 14.35 (9.67) | 1.98 (495) | 0.05* | 15.18 (9.96) | 3.09 (495) | <0.01* | 18.49 (10.25) | 3.50 (495) | <0.01* |
Heavy Drinking | 208 (45.1%) | 35.1 (2) | <0.01* | 147 (55.1%) | 35.3 (2) | <0.01* | 28 (49.1%) | 3.2 (2) | 0.08 |
Main Sexual Partner Violence (M, SD) | 8.84 (10.21) | 9.21 (685) | <0.01* | 11.13 (10.43) | 10.16 (441) | <0.01* | 11.89 (11.75) | 3.28 (52) | <0.01* |