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Heart Rate Response to Alcohol and Intoxicated Aggressive Behavior.
- Source :
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Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research . May2006, Vol. 30 Issue 5, p774-782. 9p. 2 Diagrams, 2 Charts, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Background: This study examined the elevated heart rate (HR) response to alcohol intoxication, thought to reflect an increased sensitivity to alcohol-induced reward, as a potential factor in the increased likelihood of alcohol-induced aggression. Methods: Three groups, intoxicated high ( n=37) and low ( n=37) HR responders and sober controls ( n=73), participated in a laboratory measure of physical aggression, the Taylor Aggression Paradigm. Results: Results revealed that intoxicated high HR responders were more aggressive than the intoxicated low HR responders and sober controls. Conclusions: These findings are interpreted within a hypothetical model relating increased alcohol-induced aggression to a dysregulation in the motivational system responding to rewards. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20515999
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-0277.2006.00090.x