Key result
Intoxicated subjects who ingested a high dose of alcohol responded more aggressively on measures of physical aggression than sober subjects who ingested a placebo.
Why the study?
Does a high dose of alcohol increase physical aggression in male undergraduate students?
RCT (n=40)
Does a high dose of alcohol increase physical aggression in male undergraduate students?
High doses of alcohol increase physical aggression in young men, and this effect is not mitigated by feedback regarding the risk of physical harm.
High-dose alcohol may increase aggression risk in young men; leaves open generalizability beyond lab settings.
Forty male undergraduate students ingested either a high dose of alcohol or a placebo and were provided with feedback regarding their risk of receiving electric shock from an opponent in a competitive reaction-time situation. Intoxicated subjects (blood concentration of 96mg/dL) responded more aggressively than did the sober subjects on measures of physical aggression. Results indicated that the feedback manipulation had no effect on the aggressive responses of the intoxicated subjects. The findings are discussed in terms of current cognitive models of alcohol-related aggression.
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Weisman et al. (1994) reported an RCT. Alcohol vs. Placebo was evaluated on Measures of physical aggression. Intoxicated subjects who ingested a high dose of alcohol responded more aggressively on measures of physical aggression than sober subjects who ingested a placebo.
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