Alcohol-related expectancies and assaults among injured drinkers in the emergency department setting

Aruna Gogineni; R. Longabaugh; P. R. Clifford; R. Woolard; B. Becker; P. A. Minugh; T. Nirenberg; K. Carty

doi:https://doi.org/10.1300/J465v25n02_02

Alcohol-related expectancies and assaults among injured drinkers in the emergency department setting

Aruna Gogineni, R. Longabaugh, P. R. Clifford, R. Woolard, B. Becker, P. A. Minugh, T. Nirenberg, K. Carty

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This study examined the extent to which alcohol-related expectancies were associated with assaults among 278 injured drinkers in the emergency department setting. Results of logistic regression analyses indicated that patients who were male, had high blood alcohol levels and who expected alcohol to make them more careless were more likely to report being assaulted. Conversely, among males, patients who expected to become more powerful and aggressive when drinking were less likely to be assaulted. These findings suggest that helping patients understand how expectancies surrounding alcohol use shape drinking and its behavioral concomitants may circumvent their risk for future assaults.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	5-13
Number of pages	9
Journal	Substance Abuse
Volume	25
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1300/J465v25n02_02
State	Published - Jun 2004
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine (miscellaneous)
Psychiatry and Mental health

Keywords

Alcohol-related expectancies
Assaults
Emergency department patients
Hazardous drinkers
Injury type

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