The Association Between an Abusive Father-Son Relationship, Quantity of Alcohol Consumption, and Male-to-Male Alcohol-Related Aggression

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Introduction and Aims. The current study aimed to examine the association between patron demographics and substance use, and experiences of verbal and physical aggressive incidents within the last 3 months among patrons of night-time entertainment precincts (NEP) in Australia. Design and Methods. Patron interviews (n = 4216) were conducted around licensed venues in the NEPs of five Australian cities. Seven correlates of verbal and physical aggressive incidents were examined: gender, age, occupation, blood alcohol concentration, pre-drinking, energy drink use and illicit drug use in the current session. Results. A total of 7.5% and 8.2% of respondents reported involvement in a verbally and physically aggressive incident in the past 3 months, respectively. Multivariate logistic regression models indicated men and people <25 years old were significantly more likely to report both verbal and physical aggressive incidents. A significant occupation effect showed lower levels of both verbal and physical aggression in managers/professionals compared with non-office workers. The likelihood of being involved in a verbally aggressive incident significantly increased with energy drink consumption, while the likelihood of being involved in a physically aggressive incident significantly increased with blood alcohol concentration, energy drink consumption and illicit drug use. Discussion and Conclusions. This study highlights the different correlates of verbal and physical aggression within NEPs, suggesting they should be viewed as distinct types of violence, rather than points on a continuum. Major modifiable correlates with verbal and physical aggression included intoxication, energy drink consumption, and illicit drug use, suggesting the need for further interventions and policy development to address these key issues.

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Correlates of verbal and physical aggression among patrons of licensed venues in Australia

Hyder

Coomber

Pennay

et al. 2017

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“…While some have suggested that conformity to 'masculine norms' may be related to aggression and risky drinking, Australian research has demonstrated that when trait aggression is investigated with masculinity, it is a much stronger predictor. It has also been found that young men are more likely to experience physical aggression in childhood than adulthood, and that this experience is a strong predictor of antisocial behaviour and heavy drinking [37,38].…”

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Typology of alcohol consumers in five Australian nighttime entertainment districts

Peacock

Norman

Bruno

et al. 2015

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Alcohol consumers in nighttime entertainment districts are not a homogeneous group. One-third have a low likelihood of risky consumption practices; however, representation of this consumer class diminishes throughout the night. Elevated harms amongst groups characterised by certain risk factors (e.g. pre-drinking and illicit drug use) emphasise the importance of addressing these behaviours in public policy. [Peacock A, Norman T, Bruno B, Pennay, Droste N, Jenkinson R, Quinn B, Lubman DI, Miller P. Typology of alcohol consumers in five Australian nighttime entertainment districts. Drug Alcohol Rev 2016;35:539-548].

“…Choice of items to represent each construct was based on principal components analyses with varimax rotation, conducted on data previously collected by the research team using the full measures with Australian samples (e.g. ).…”

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Aggression‐related alcohol expectancies and barroom aggression among construction tradespeople

Zinkiewicz

Smith

Burn

et al. 2015

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