Beliefs About Aggression Moderate Alcohol's Effects on Aggression

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 64-74

  Levinson, Cheri A ^a   Giancola, Peter R ^a   Parrott, Dominic J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Alcohol intoxication; Beliefs about aggression; Violence

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ELECTRIC SHOCK; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MALE; REACTION TIME; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOCK; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CULTURE; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952083321     PISSN: 10641297     EISSN: 19362293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022113     Document Type: Article

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