Alcohol, violence, and the alcohol myopia model: Preliminary findings and implications for prevention

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1019-1022

  Giancola, Peter R ^a   Duke, Aaron A ^a   Ritz, Katalin Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Alcohol; Prevention; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL MYOPIA MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ELECTRIC SHOCK; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; RESPONSE TIME; TAYLOR AGGRESSION PARADIGM; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CUES; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960150932     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2011.05.006     Document Type: Article

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