The Effects of Acute Alcohol Intoxication and Self-Focused Rumination on Triggered Displaced Aggression |
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| Authors: | Thomas F. Denson Marija Spanovic Fredy E. Aviles Vicki E. Pollock Mitch Earleywine Norman Miller |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Psychology , University of New South Wales , Sydney, New South Wales, Australia t.denson@unsw.edu.au;3. Department of Psychology , University of Southern California , Los Angeles, California, USA;4. Department of Psychology , Antelope Valley College , Lancaster, California, USA;5. Pacific Brain Institute , Los Angeles, California, USA;6. Department of Psychology , University at Albany, State University of New York , Albany, New York, USA |
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| Abstract: | An experiment simultaneously examined the effects of acute alcohol intoxication and self-focused rumination on triggered displaced aggression. An ethnically diverse sample of 97 young adult participants (41 men, 56 women) were recruited from a university community and surrounding area. Participants were provoked by an experimenter, randomly assigned to a 2 (alcohol, sober)?×?2 (rumination, distraction)?×?2 (trigger, no trigger) between-participants design, and then given an opportunity to aggress against an undeserving other who was either completely innocent or slightly annoying. Self-focused rumination increased displaced aggression only when participants were triggered by the slightly annoying participant. Alcohol independently augmented aggression. |
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| Keywords: | aggression alcohol intoxication rumination self-focus triggered displaced aggression |
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