Alcohol, drugs and human physical aggression.

Taylor, Stuart P.; Chermack, Stephen T.

doi:10.15288/jsas.1993.s11.78

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“…Alcohol consumption disrupts higher-order cognitive processes including abstraction, conceptualization, planning, and problem solving, making it difficult to interpret complex stimuli (Chermack & Giancola, 1997;Leonard, 1989;Peterson, Rothfleisch, Zelazo, & Pihl, 1990). Thus, under the influence of alcohol, people have a narrower perceptual field and are only able to attend to the most salient cues in the situation (Steele & Josephs, 1990;Taylor & Leonard, 1983). The cues that usually inhibit sexually aggressive behavior, such as a concern about future consequences, sense of morality, or empathy for the victim, are likely to be less salient than feelings of anger, frustration, sexual arousal, and entitlement, especially among men who are predisposed to being sexually aggressive.…”

Section: Perpetrators' Personality Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In laboratory studies of aggression, which use a learning or competition paradigm, intoxicated men retaliate strongly if they feel threatened and once they begin behaving aggressively, it is difficult to make them stop (Taylor & Chermack, 1993). Although most of these studies used male aggressors and victims, intoxicated men are also aggressive toward female targets (Giancola & Zeichner, 1995).…”

Section: Alcohol's Effects On the Man's Use Of Force And The Woman's mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Most of these studies, however, have not attempted to determine if perpetrators of alcohol-involved assaults systematically differ from other perpetrators. Alcohol researchers have examined individual difference variables related to sexual and aggressive behavior in the laboratory such as hostility and attraction to sexually explicit materials (George et al, 2000;Taylor & Chermack, 1993). Future research is needed to determine the extent to which some of the concepts examined in general aggression and sexuality research help explain alcoholinvolved sexual assaults.…”

Section: Surveys With Perpetrators and Victimsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Approximately half of all sexual assaults are associated with either the perpetrator's alcohol consumption, the victim's alcohol consumption, or both. Although the emphasis of this review is on alcohol-involved sexual assaults, their unique aspects can only be evaluated by comparing them to other types of sexual assault. Theoretical perspectives on sexual assault that focus on characteristics of the perpetrator, the victim, and the situation are described. A number of personality traits, attitudes, and past experiences have been systematically linked to sexual assault perpetration, including beliefs about alcohol and heavy drinking. In contrast, only a few experiences have been significantly related to sexual assault victimization, including childhood sexual abuse and heavy drinking. There is support for both psychological and pharmacological mechanisms linking alcohol and sexual assault. Beliefs about alcohol's effects reinforce stereotypes about gender roles and can exacerbate their influence on perpetrators' actions. Alcohol's effects on cognitive and motor skills also contribute to sexual assault through their effects on perpetrators' and victims' ability to process and react to each other's verbal and nonverbal behavior. Limitations with existing research and methodological challenges associated with conducting research on this topic are described. Suggestions are made for future research which can inform prevention and treatment programs.

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“…In each of them, alcohol is said to interfere with the appraisal of something; what differs among them is what it is that is being appraised, be it the self (Hull, 1981), behavior of others (Sayette, Wilson, & Elias, 1993), central versus peripheral environmental detail (Steele & Josephs, 1990), instigative versus inhibitory cues (Taylor & Leonard, 1983), or something other. As such, it appears reasonable to suggest that the aggression-eliciting effects of alcohol are putatively metacognitive; i.e., involving the interference of perhaps many elements of cognition (Giancola, 2000).…”

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Drugs of abuse and the elicitation of human aggressive behavior

Hoaken

Stewart

2003

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The drug -violence relationship exists for several reasons, some direct (drugs pharmacologically inducing violence) and some indirect (violence occurring in order to attain drugs). Moreover, the nature of that relationship is often complex, with intoxication, neurotoxic, and withdrawal effects often being confused and/or confounded. This paper reviews the existing literature regarding the extent to which various drugs of abuse may be directly associated with heightened interpersonal violence. Alcohol is clearly the drug with the most evidence to support a direct intoxication -violence relationship. The literatures concerning benzodiazepines, opiates, psychostimulants, and phencyclidine (PCP) are idiosyncratic but suggest that personality factors may be as (or more) important than pharmacological ones. Cannabis reduces likelihood of violence during intoxication, but mounting evidence associates withdrawal with aggressivity. The literature on the relationship between steroids and aggression is largely confounded, and between 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and aggression insufficient to draw any reasonable conclusions. Conclusions and policy implications are briefly discussed. D

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“…The MAST has been shown to be an excellent indicator of alcoholrelated dysfunctional behaviors. Alcohol use has been associated with all types of abuse (Taylor & Leonard, 1983). The excessive use of alcohol has been implicated in the perpetration of abusive behavior and victims of abuse are believed to have higher rates of alcohol abuse (Daro & McCurdy, 1991;Gelles, 1985).…”

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Alcohol, drugs and human physical aggression.

Cited by 212 publications

References 23 publications

Sexual assault and alcohol consumption: what do we know about their relationship and what types of research are still needed?

Sexual assault and alcohol consumption: what do we know about their relationship and what types of research are still needed?

Drugs of abuse and the elicitation of human aggressive behavior

Determining history of victimization and potential for abusive behavior in U.S. Navy recruits.

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