Abstract
40 intoxicated and nonintoxicated male undergraduates competed in a reaction time situation against either a potentially threatening opponent or a nonthreatening opponent. Results indicate that the intoxicated Ss initiated higher levels of attack than the nonintoxicated Ss only in the threatening situation. It is concluded that aggression is not just a consequence of the pharmacological action of alcohol. Instead, alcohol-induced aggression appears to be a function of the interaction of alcohol consumption and the degree of threat or provocation inherent in a particular situation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 938-941 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1976 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- alcohol consumption &
- degree of threat, aggression, intoxicated vs nonintoxicated male college students
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science