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Psychological Perspectives on Alcohol Consumption and Interpersonal Aggression

NCJ Number
119546
Journal
Criminal Justice and Behavior Volume: 16 Issue: 3 Dated: (September 1989) Pages: 299-324
Author(s)
A R Lang; P A Sibrel
Date Published
1989
Length
25 pages
Annotation
This article selectively reviews psychological research pertinent to the role of drinking in interpersonal aggression.
Abstract
The underlying theme is that individual differences represent a neglected area in studies of the alcohol-aggression relation. Relevant expectancy surveys, popular beliefs about how alcohol affects aggression, and balanced-placebo experiments designed to disentangle psychological and physiological causes of alcohol-related behavior are reviewed in pursuing this theme. Finally, the scant evidence indicating how person variables might influence the determination of aggression through a drinking x person x situation interaction is summarized, and recommendations for future research are made. 74 references. (Publisher abstract)

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