Thus, the aims of the study were to examine a) the consistency of reporting of CPA on behaviorally worded questions and items using abuse terms (trauma checklist); b) whether behavioral and trauma checklist assessments of CPA are equally robust predictors of AUD; and c) whether the association between CPA reporting and AUD holds in both AA and EA women. Based on the current literature, we predicted 1) there will be a different pattern of CPA endorsement in AA vs. EA women with AA women less likely than their EA counterparts to report physical abuse or assault on the checklist but more likely to endorse behavioral questions; and 2) for both EA and AA women, those who endorse behaviorally-defined CPA (with or without endorsement of trauma checklist items) would be at higher risk for AUD than those who endorse CPA on checklist items only.
