title: Alcohol's effect on triggered displaced aggression.
abstract: The authors examined alcohol's effect on triggered displaced aggression, the hostile reaction to a second provoking person after provocation from a first. Participants consumed an alcoholic or a nonalcoholic beverage. Subsequently, one individual provoked all of them with moderate intensity. Then, 2 groups were studied: those who received or who failed to receive a second provocation of minimal intensity. Consistent with prior research, participants who received a second, minimal provocation displayed more aggression than those who did not. After participants drank alcohol, the magnitude of this difference was significantly greater, indicating that alcohol increases triggered displaced aggression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1061, USA.
authors.forename: Fredy
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aviles
authors.forename: Mitchell
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Earleywine
authors.forename: Vicki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pollock
authors.forename: Joy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stratton
authors.forename: Norman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D003463:Cues; D004208:Displacement, Psychological; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol