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Alcoholics, aggression and antisocial personality.

J H Jaffe1, T F Babor, D H Fishbein

  • 1NIDA-Addiction Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21224.

Journal of Studies on Alcohol
|May 1, 1988
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This study reveals that alcoholics with a history of childhood aggression exhibit increased anger and aggression when drinking. Childhood aggression significantly predicts violent behavior in alcoholics, more so than antisocial personality disorder.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Addiction Medicine
  • Criminology

Background:

  • Alcoholism is frequently associated with aggressive and violent behaviors.
  • The interplay between antisocial personality disorder (ASP), childhood aggression, and alcohol-induced violence requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationships between antisocial personality disorder (ASP), childhood aggression, and violent behavior in hospitalized alcoholics.
  • To compare alcoholics with varying levels of childhood aggression and ASP on measures of anger, aggression, depression, well-being, and sociability.

Main Methods:

  • A sample of 77 hospitalized alcoholics was assessed.
  • Patients were categorized based on childhood aggression (high/low) and ASP (present/absent).
  • Self-report measures evaluated typical behavior while drinking and sober.

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Main Results:

  • Alcoholics reported heightened anger and aggression when drinking compared to when sober.
  • This increase in anger and aggression during intoxication was most pronounced in individuals with a history of childhood aggression.
  • Antisocial personality disorder (ASP) explained minimal variance in violent behavior when childhood aggression effects were controlled.

Conclusions:

  • Both alcohol consumption and early-life aggressive behavior contribute to the manifestation of violence in alcohol-dependent individuals.
  • Childhood aggression appears to be a more significant predictor of violent behavior in alcoholics than antisocial personality disorder.