TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Paradoxical effects of alcohol intake in a convivial social setting on attitudes to violence
JO  - Addiction research and theory
A1  - Mitchell, I. J.
A1  - Rutherford, V.
A1  - Wrinch, K. A. J.
A1  - Egan, Vincent
SP  - 503
EP  - 503
VL  - 16
IS  - 5
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1606-6359
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16066350802113213
ID  - ref1
ER  -