Alcoholics, aggression and antisocial personality.
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This study investigated relationships among antisocial personality (ASP) disorder, a childhood history of aggressive behavior and violent behavior in a sample of 77 hospitalized alcoholics. Patients classified according to childhood aggression (high, low) and ASP (present, absent) were compared using self-report measures of anger, aggression, depression, well-being and sociability. Items measuring these variables were rated in terms of the patients' typical behavior while drinking and while sober. Alcoholics reported more anger and aggression when drinking than when sober and this effect was greatest among individuals with a history of childhood aggression. ASP accounted for negligible amounts of the variance when the effects of childhood aggression were considered independently. Results indicate that both alcohol consumption and childhood antecedents contribute to the manifestation of violent behavior by alcoholics.
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Up to 50% of men with alcohol dependence display aggressive tendencies.
“up to 50% of men with alcohol dependence display aggressive tendencies (Nicol et al. 1973; Mayfield 1976; Jaffe et al. 1988)”
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- Authors
- Jaffe, J. H., Babor, T. F., & Fishbein, D. H.
- Affiliations
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (US)
- National Institutes of Health (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Studies on Alcohol
- Publisher
- Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.
- Published
- 1988-05
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 211-218
- ISSN
- 0096-882X (ISSN-L)
- 1934-2683
- OpenAlex
- W2078222530
- Cited by
- 86
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 3.19
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Studies on Alcohol (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5p50aa003510-27)
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (5 P50 AA03510)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Keywords
- antisocial personality disorder, child aggression, alcoholism, violent behavior, anger, aggression, hospitalized alcoholics, alcohol consumption, depression, well-being, sociability
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aggression, Alcoholism, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Child Behavior Disorders, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Self Disclosure
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