An Analysis and Assessment of Nine Recent Studies on the Alcohol-Aggression Relation that Generally Leads to Violence
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Authors
Huynh, Kim Dang T.
Issue Date
2007
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Thesis
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en_US
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Abstract
Perpetrators under the influence of alcohol commit a significant amount of violent
crimes. This led to the belief that alcohol induces aggression. However, studies show
that not all, but only some individuals become aggressive after alcohol consumption.
These individuals are usually those with high dispositional aggressivity, hostility,
impulsiveness, or other similar personality traits. Yet, others claim that aggressive
behavior more likely results from the pharmacological effects of alcohol on the brain.
Still, some even suggest that the expectancy of aggressive behavior after alcohol
consumption causes a person to behave accordingly. The alcohol-aggression relation has
been studied for many years, yet there does not seem to be a clear and definite
understanding of the true cause of aggression in some individuals who consume alcohol.
However, with new discoveries and approach methods, recent studies will give more
insight on and a better understanding of the alcohol-aggression relation. Hopefully then a
course of action can be developed to more effectively decrease frequency of violent acts
associated with alcohol-induced aggression. An examination of nine recent studies
shows that the alcohol-aggression relation is mediated by many psychological,
behavioral, and biological factors. The individual's personality, life history, family
relations and environment also interplay into how alcohol may nudge an individual
towards a more aggressive tendency after alcohol consumption. Although many
variables affect and regulate the alcohol-induced aggression, each should be studied
independently and more carefully so that measures can be taken to lessen their roles in
the alcohol-aggression relation.
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viii, 64 p.
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