2010; Roberts, Gilman, Breslau, Breslau, & Koenen, 2011), they may not be as severely affected as would individuals in populations with lower overall exposure to trauma. Thus, EA women may be more vulnerable (and AA less vulnerable) to the adverse effects of behaviors that we would define as physical abuse. Additionally, the risk associated with AUD from behaviorally endorsed CPA in EA women may be due to greater prevalence of alcohol use in the EA as compared to AA women. It may be that in AA women, CPA may increase risk for non-alcohol substance involvement, or other types of risky behaviors. Overall, these findings are consistent with the findings regarding CSA reported by Sartor and colleagues (Sartor et al., 2012) who found similar patterns for AUD risk associated with endorsement of behavioral only and both behavioral and trauma items but not trauma checklist only. However, racial disparities were not examined in that study. Further examination of racial disparities in the risk associated with trauma exposure for AUD and the impact of family level environmental effects is warranted.
