@article{ref1,
title="Paradoxical effects of alcohol intake in a convivial social setting on attitudes to violence",
journal="Addiction research and theory",
year="2008",
author="Mitchell, I. J. and Rutherford, V. and Wrinch, K. A. J. and Egan, Vincent",
volume="16",
number="5",
pages="503-503",
abstract="The mechanisms by which acute alcohol intoxication results in increased violent behaviours are not fully understood. Pro-violent attitudes can act as a predictor of aggressive behaviour. It was hypothesised that alcohol intake would lead to shifts in attitudes to violence such that participants would express more pro-violent attitudes when drunk. This hypothesis was tested in two separate experiments with undergraduate students who were drinking in a familiar social setting. Results were the converse of what was predicted, in that the intake of alcohol resulted in decreased positive attitudes to violence. This attitudinal shift was accompanied by a significant increase in interference on an emotional Stroop test in response to words associated with conviviality implying that alcohol consumption did indeed result in an increase in pro-social feelings. These findings add support to the view that the effects of alcohol on behaviour are strongly influenced by situational and individual factors.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1606-6359",
doi="10.1080/16066350802113213",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16066350802113213"
}