Self-awareness, self-consciousness and the self-control of drunken comportment

• Main Author: Ross, David Francis.
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: McGill University 1987
• Subjects: Alcohol > Physiological effect.; Alcoholism > Psychological aspects.; Alcohol in the body.
• Online Access: http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=75338

The influence of a primarily Public form of self-awareness and of Private and Public Self-Consciousness on drunken physical aggression and complex reaction-time were examined. Two forms of the balanced-placebo design were employed. Results indicated that each form of self-focus played a significant role in the determination of various aspects of drunken comportment. Consumption of alcohol did not eliminate self-aware behavior on the measures employed. Public Self-Consciousness acted to increase drunken impairment. A modified form of the balanced-placebo design proved superior to the standard version for use with moderately high doses (1.32 ml/kg) of alcohol on a measure of subjective intoxication. The implications for the literature on self-focus and drunken comportment are discussed.