Alcohol Consumption-Related Antigay Aggression: Theoretical Considerations for Individual- and Societal-Level Interventions

Parrott, Dominic J.; Miller, C. A.

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“…Third, heterosexual men are twice as likely to report aggression towards sexual minorities on days they had consumed alcohol than on non-drinking days (Parrott et al, 2010). These data clearly demonstrate a link between alcohol use and the perpetration of antigay aggression and support the call to examine alcohol’s effects on aggression toward sexual minorities and other stigmatized groups (Hull & Van Treuren, 1986; Parrott & Miller, 2009). …”

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Dormant masculinity: Moderating effects of acute alcohol intoxication on the relation between male role norms and antigay aggression.

Leone

Parrott

2015

Psychology of Men & Masculinity

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Acute alcohol intoxication was examined as a moderator of the association between men’s adherence to traditional gender norms and aggression towards a gay male. Participants were 164 heterosexual drinking men between the ages of 21–30. Participants completed a battery of questionnaires that included a measure of adherence to male role norms (i.e., status, toughness, antifemininity), were randomly assigned to consume an alcohol or no-alcohol control beverage, and completed the Taylor Aggression Paradigm in which electric shocks were administered to, and received from, a fictitious gay or heterosexual male opponent. Results indicated a greater adherence to both the toughness (β = .50, p = .002) and antifeminine (β = .37, p = .023) norms predicted high levels of aggression towards a gay man only among participants who were intoxicated. This interaction effect was not detected for the status norm. Consistent with previous research, findings suggest that adherence to the toughness norm does not increase sober men’s risk of aggression toward gay men. However, this is the first study to demonstrate that alcohol intoxication may activate concepts of toughness, and thus influence men to act in line with this facet of the masculine concept. Importantly, these data support the view that men’s adherence to various dimensions of masculinity may be dormant in some contexts, only to be activated, and subsequently demonstrated, in other contexts.

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“…Perhaps most notably, few studies have examined the effects of alcohol on aggression toward sexual minorities (Hull & Van Treuren, 1986; Parrott & Miller, 2009). It is clear that alcohol facilitates aggression (e.g., Bushman & Cooper, 1990), and recent data suggest that alcohol may also facilitate bias-motivated aggression.…”

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Dormant masculinity: Moderating effects of acute alcohol intoxication on the relation between male role norms and antigay aggression.

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2015

Psychology of Men & Masculinity

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“…Broadly, these techniques involve both community- and societal-level campaigns (e.g., public service announcements that highlight inhibitory cues) as well as individualized methods to redirect the inebriate’s attention toward non-aggressive cues (e.g., a non-violence wristband). In addition, extant literature also suggests that the reduction of preexisting risk factors, such as sexual prejudice, may negate the biased effect of alcohol on aggression toward gay men (Parrott & Miller, 2009). Several interventions designed to reduce sexual prejudice, most based on intergroup contact theory, have received empirical support or appear promising (for a review, see Vincent, Parrott, & Peterson, in press).…”

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“…Indeed, research indicates that approximately 50% of sexual minority individuals experience bias-motivated aggression (Herek, 2009), and these victims suffer a greater severity of violence and experience greater detrimental personal and psychological effects than victims of other bias-motivated (Dunbar, 2006) and nonbiased assaults (Herek, Gillis, & Cogan, 1999). Despite a substantial literature that identifies risk factors and mechanisms for aggression toward sexual minorities (for reviews, see Franklin, 2000; Parrott, 2008), there exist few published studies that specifically examine the link between acute alcohol intoxication and bias-motivated aggression toward sexual minorities or any other stigmatized group (Hull & Van Treuren, 1986; Parrott & Miller, 2009). This is a significant oversight in the current literature.…”

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Effects of alcohol and sexual prejudice on aggression toward sexual minorities.

Parrott¹,

Lisco²

2015

Psychology of Violence

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Objective This study was the first to test the moderating effect of acute alcohol intoxication on the relation between heterosexual men’s sexual prejudice and perpetration of aggression toward gay men and lesbians. Method Participants were 320 heterosexual men aged 21-30 recruited from a large southeastern United States city. Participants completed a measure of prejudice toward sexual minorities and were randomly assigned to one of eight experimental groups within a 2 (Beverage: Alcohol, No-Alcohol Control) × 2 (Opponent Gender: Male, Female) × 2 (Opponent Sexual Orientation: Homosexual, Heterosexual) design. Following beverage consumption, participants were provoked via reception of electric shocks from a fictitious opponent. Participants’ physical aggression was measured using a shock-based aggression task. Results The association between sexual prejudice and aggression toward the gay male opponent was stronger among intoxicated, relative to sober, participants. This pattern of association was not observed among participants who competed against the heterosexual male, heterosexual female, or lesbian opponent. Conclusions Findings provide the first experimental evidence that alcohol intoxication moderates sexually-prejudiced aggression toward gay men. These data offer a first step toward understanding how alcohol facilitates bias-motivated aggression. Such knowledge contributes to the empirical foundation needed to guide the development of interventions for alcohol-related aggression toward sexual minorities.

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“…For instance, laboratory-based research has shown that higher levels of sexual prejudice (e.g., Bernat, Calhoun, Adams, & Zeichner, 2001), endorsement of male gender role beliefs (e.g., Parrott, 2009), and masculine gender role stress (e.g., Talley & Bettencourt, 2008) are associated with antigay aggression that functions to enforce traditional gender role norms. However, no published studies exist that specifically examine the link between acute alcohol intoxication and bias-motivated aggression toward sexual minorities or any other minority group (Hull & Van Treuren, 1986; Parrott & Miller, 2009). This gap in the literature is surprising for two reasons.…”

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The link between alcohol use and aggression toward sexual minorities: An event-based analysis.

Parrott¹,

Gallagher²,

Vincent³

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Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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The current study used an event-based assessment approach to examine the day-to-day relationship between heterosexual men's alcohol consumption and perpetration of aggression toward sexual minorities. Participants were 199 heterosexual drinking men between the ages of 18-30 who completed (1) separate timeline followback interviews to assess alcohol use and aggression toward sexual minorities during the past year, and (2) written self-report measures of risk factors for aggression toward sexual minorities. Results indicated that aggression toward sexual minorities was twice as likely on a day when drinking was reported than on non-drinking days, with over 80% of alcohol-related aggressive acts perpetrated within the group context. Patterns of alcohol use (i.e., number of drinking days, mean drinks per drinking day, number of heavy drinking days) were not associated with perpetration after controlling for demographic variables and pertinent risk factors. Results suggest that it is the acute effects of alcohol, and not men's patterns of alcohol consumption, that facilitate aggression toward sexual minorities. More importantly, these data are the first to support an event-based link between alcohol use and aggression toward sexual minorities (or any minority group), and provide the impetus for future research to examine risk factors and mechanisms for intoxicated aggression toward sexual minorities and other stigmatized groups. KeywordsAlcohol Intoxication; Aggressive Behavior; Sexual Minorities; Prejudice For many years, policy makers, social scientists, and advocacy groups have raised concerns about aggression toward gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals (i.e., sexual minorities). Indeed, multiple reports suggest that nearly 20% of hate crimes are based on the victim's sexual orientation (e.g., Harlow, 2005; Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2004), and data indicate that bias-motivated person or property crimes and verbal abuse were experienced by 20% and 50% of sexual minority adults, respectively (Herek, 2009). In addition, research indicates that victims of hate crimes based on sexual orientation suffer a greater severity of violence and experience more detrimental personal and psychological effects than victims of other bias-motivated (Dunbar, 2006) and nonbiased assaults (Herek, Gillis, & Cogan, 1999).Commensurate with the significance of this public health problem, a great deal of research has been conducted to identify risk factors and mechanisms for aggression toward sexual minorities Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Dominic J. Parrott, Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 5010, Atlanta, Georgia 30302-5010. parrott@gsu.edu. Publisher's Disclaimer: The following manuscript is the final accepted manuscript. It has not been subjected to the final copyediting, fact-checking, and proofreading required for formal publication. It is not the definitive, publisher-authenticated version. The American Psychological Association and its Council of E...

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Alcohol Consumption-Related Antigay Aggression: Theoretical Considerations for Individual- and Societal-Level Interventions

Cited by 7 publications

References 123 publications

Dormant masculinity: Moderating effects of acute alcohol intoxication on the relation between male role norms and antigay aggression.

Dormant masculinity: Moderating effects of acute alcohol intoxication on the relation between male role norms and antigay aggression.

Effects of alcohol and sexual prejudice on aggression toward sexual minorities.

The link between alcohol use and aggression toward sexual minorities: An event-based analysis.

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