Citation

Bushman BJ, Cooper HM. Psychol. Bull. 1990; 107(3): 341-354.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, American Psychological Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2140902

Abstract

This review used quantitative and qualitative techniques to integrate the alcohol and aggression literature. The primary purpose of the review was to determine if a causal relation exists between alcohol and aggression. The main meta-analysis included 30 experimental studies that used between-subjects designs, male confederates, and male subjects who were social drinkers. Studies using other designs or subject populations were integrated with meta-analytic procedures when possible and summarized descriptively when not. The results of the review indicate that alcohol does indeed cause aggression. However, alcohol effects were moderated by certain methodological parameters.

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