Alcohol, aggression and assertiveness in men: dosage and expectancy effects.
The effect of alcohol on aggression and assertiveness was examined in 54 men college students. A 2 (high vs low dosage expectancy) x 3 (0.0, 0.5 and 1.0 ml of 95% alcohol per kg of body weight) design was used. There was an increase in self-reported aggression at the moderate dosage but an increase only in profanity at the high dosage. The expectancy manipulation also produced an increase in self-reported aggression. Actual dosage and dosage expectancy did not influence assertiveness.
D000374:Aggression / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000523:psychology; D001242:Assertiveness; D003071:Cognition; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D000431:Ethanol