Citation

Aviles FE, Earleywine M, Pollock V, Stratton J, Miller N. Psychol. Addict. Behav. 2005; 19(1): 108-111.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1061, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/0893-164X.19.1.108

PMID

15783286

Abstract

The authors examined alcohol's effect on triggered displaced aggression, the hostile reaction to a second provoking person after provocation from a first. Participants consumed an alcoholic or a nonalcoholic beverage. Subsequently, one individual provoked all of them with moderate intensity. Then, 2 groups were studied: those who received or who failed to receive a second provocation of minimal intensity. Consistent with prior research, participants who received a second, minimal provocation displayed more aggression than those who did not. After participants drank alcohol, the magnitude of this difference was significantly greater, indicating that alcohol increases triggered displaced aggression.

Language: en