Couples

The association between alcohol use and substantiated incidents of nonmutual and mutual domestic violence between U.S.

Military couples, because of their lifestyles, may have unique marital stressors.

30 Army and 30 civilian couples who were seeking marital counseling completed questionnaires at the intake session to examine the risks for specific marital problems in military couples. Military wives were more likely to be physically abused than their civilian counterparts.