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- Title
The alcohol–aggression link: children's aggression expectancies in marital arguments as a function of the sobriety or intoxication of the arguing couple.
- Authors
El-Sheikh, Mona; Elmore-Staton, Lori
- Abstract
Children's expectancies of man–woman and woman–man aggression during arguments between individuals who were either intoxicated or sober were examined. The role of child and familial characteristics in influencing these expectancies was assessed. We examined children's expectations of interadult verbal/psychological and physical aggression during simulated arguments presented to children on videotapes. A community sample (N = 156) of children and young adolescents (6–14-year olds) participated. Children expected higher levels of aggression during conflict when they thought that one or both participants in conflict were intoxicated versus sober. Further, higher levels of verbal versus physical interadult conflict were expected during the disputes. These findings build on the literature by demonstrating that elementary school age children and young adolescents exhibit expectancies that link the consumption of alcohol with increased verbal and physical aggression in marital arguments. These alcohol–aggression expectancies were robust and were evident in relation to either the man's or woman's perpetration of aggression against the spouse. Elucidation of factors that can influence associations between aggression and alcohol consumption are of importance and have broad implications for family functioning. Aggr. Behav. 33:458–466, 2007. © 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
- Subjects
ALCOHOL; AGGRESSION (Psychology) in children; TEENAGERS; CHILDREN; ALCOHOL drinking; SOCIAL conflict
- Publication
Aggressive Behavior, 2007, Vol 33, Issue 5, p458
- ISSN
0096-140X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ab.20205