IDENTIFYING COMPONENT-PROCESSES OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING THAT SERVE AS RISK FACTORS FOR ALCOHOL-RELATED AGGRESSION

• Main Author: Godlaski, Aaron John
• Format: Others
• Published: UKnowledge 2011
• Subjects: Aggression; Executive Functioning; Alcohol; BRIEF-A; Intoxication; Clinical Psychology; Psychology
• Online Access: http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_diss/836; http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1839&context=gradschool_diss

The present investigation determined how different component-processes of executive functioning (EF) acted as risk factors for intoxicated aggression. Participants were 512 (246 men and 266 women) healthy social drinkers between 21 and 35 years of age. EF was measured using the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning – Adult Version (BRIEF-A; Roth, Isquith, & Gioia, 2005) that assesses nine EF components. Following the consumption of either an alcohol or a placebo beverage, participants were tested on a modified version of the Taylor Aggression Paradigm (Taylor, 1967) in which mild electric shocks were received from, and administered to, a fictitious opponent. Aggressive behavior was operationalized as the shock intensities and durations administered to the fictitious opponent.