Citation

Gogineni A, Longabaugh R, Clifford PR, Woolard R, Becker BM, Minugh PA, Nirenberg T, Carty K. Subst. Abuse 2004; 25(2): 5-13.

Affiliation

Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA. Aruna_Gogineni@brown.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15982962

Abstract

This study examined the extent to which alcohol-related expectancies were associated with assaults among 278 injured drinkers in the emergency department setting. Results of logistic regression analyses indicated that patients who were male, had high blood alcohol levels and who expected alcohol to make them more careless were more likely to report being assaulted. Conversely, among males, patients who expected to become more powerful and aggressive when drinking were less likely to be assaulted. These findings suggest that helping patients understand how expectancies surrounding alcohol use shape drinking and its behavioral concomitants may circumvent their risk for future assaults.

Language: en