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Differential effects of past-year stimulant and sedative drug use on alcohol-related aggression
(Effets différentiels de l'usage de stimulants et tranquillisants durant l'année précédente sur les agressions liées à l'alcool)
Auteur(s) :
GIANCOLA P. R. ;
PARROTT, D. J.
Année :
2005
Page(s) :
1535-1554
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
64
Domaine :
Plusieurs produits / Several products
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
ANXIOLYTIQUES
;
STIMULANTS
;
CONSOMMATION
;
ALCOOL
;
AGRESSIVITE
;
COMPORTEMENT
;
FACTEUR DE RISQUE
Note générale :
Addictive Behaviors, 2005, 30, (8), 1535-1554
Note de contenu :
graph. ; tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
The goals of this study were to determine the effects of past-year stimulant and sedative drug use on alcohol-related aggression and to examine whether the relation between stimulant drug use and intoxicated aggression is better accounted for by behavioral disinhibition. Participants were 330 healthy social drinkers (164 men and 166 women) between 21 and 35 years of age. Past-year stimulant and sedative use and behavioral disinhibition were assessed via self-report questionnaires. Following the consumption of either an alcohol or a placebo beverage, participants were tested on a modified version of the Taylor Aggression Paradigm [Taylor, S. (1967). Aggressive behavior and physiological arousal as a function of provocation and the tendency to inhibit aggression. Journal of Personality, 35, 297310] in which mild electric shocks were received from, and administered to, a fictitious opponent. Aggressive behavior was operationalized as the shock intensities administered to the fictitious opponent under conditions of low and high provocation. Results indicated that alcohol significantly strengthened the relation between stimulant drug use and aggression, but only among men. Behavioral disinhibition did not account for this effect. Regardless of past-year drug use, alcohol did not facilitate aggression among women. The present findings suggest that stimulant drug use may be a risk factor for intoxicated aggression for men. However, the underlying mechanisms accounting for this effect remain unclear. (Editor's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, 115 Kastle Hall, Lexington, KY 40506-0044. E-mail : peteruky.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.