Irritability, acute alcohol consumption and aggressive behavior in men and women

• Published in: Drug and alcohol dependence Vol. 68; no. 3; pp. 263 - 274
• Main Author: Giancola, Peter R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.12.2002; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Addictive behaviors; Adult; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Aggression; Aggression - psychology; Alcohol; Alcohol consumption; Alcoholism; Alcoholism - epidemiology; Alcoholism - psychology; Behavior. Attitude; Biological and medical sciences; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gender differences; Humans; Irritability; Irritable Mood; Male; Medical sciences; Predictors; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Social drinking; Social psychology; USA; Aggression; Alcohol; Irritability; Human; Shock; Alcoholism; Male; Psychometrics; Experimental study; Food intake; Risk factor; Adult; Female; Behavior; Social behavior disorder; Comparative study; Aggressiveness; Quantitative analysis

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of irritability on alcohol-related aggression in men and women. Subjects were 204 (111 men and 93 women) healthy social drinkers between 21 and 35 years of age. Irritability was measured using the Caprara Irritability Scale. Following the co...