Citation

Lang AR, Sibrel PA. Crim. Justice Behav. 1989; 16(3): 299-324.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0093854889016003004

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This article selectively reviews psychological research pertinent to the role of drinking in interpersonal aggression. The underlying theme is that individual differences represent a neglected area in studies of the alcohol-aggression relation. Relevant expectancy surveys, popular beliefs about how alcohol affects aggression, and balanced-placebo experiments designed to disentangle psychological and physiological causes of alcohol-related behavior are reviewed in pursuing this theme. Finally, the scant evidence indicating how person variables might influence the determination of aggression through a drinking × person × situation interaction is summarized, and recommendations for future research are made.

Language: en