Behavioural indicators of motives for barroom aggression: Implications for preventing bar violence

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 554-563

  Graham, Kathryn ^a,b,c,d   Bernards, Sharon ^a   Wells, Samantha ^a,b,c   Osgood, D Wayne ^e   Abbey, Antonia ^f   Felson, Richard B ^e   Saltz, Robert F ^g  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g Prevention Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol and violence; Gender issues; Licensed premises; Motivation; Prevention

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MOTIVATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

AGGRESSION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONNEL SELECTION; RESTAURANTS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 80052420885     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2010.00252.x     Document Type: Article

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