Peter R Giancola
Biographic Data
| ID | 4223516 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter R Giancola |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter R |
| FAMILY NAME | Giancola |
| SIGNATURE | GIANCOLA P R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kentucky |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Alcohol Reverses Religion's Prosocial Influence on Aggression
The relationship between religion and violence is controversial. Discrepant findings exist between survey studies and the limited number of experimental investigations of religiosity's influence on aggressive behavior. We have attempted to resolve this discrepancy by addressing previous limitations in the literature and assessing a heretofore-untested moderator of religiosity and aggression: alcohol intoxication. This investigation included a com…
The Disguise of Sobriety: Unveiled by Alcohol in Persons With an Aggressive Personality
This investigation examined the factor structure of 8 well‐validated self‐report measures that assess traits that fall under the rubric of an “aggressive personality” and then determined how those factor(s) moderated the association between alcohol intoxication and aggression. Participants were 518 (252 men and 266 women) healthy social drinkers between 21 and 35 years of age. Following the consumption of an alcoholic or a placebo beverage, parti…
Failure to consider future consequences increases the effects of alcohol on aggression
“There Is No Such Thing as an Accident,” Especially When People Are Drunk
The intentionality bias is the tendency for people to view the behavior of others as intentional. This study tests the hypothesis that alcohol magnifies the intentionality bias by disrupting effortful cognitive abilities. Using a 2 × 2 balanced placebo design in a natural field experiment disguised as a food-tasting session, participants received either a high dose of alcohol (target BAC = .10%) or no alcohol, with half of each group believing th…
The big, the bad, and the boozed-up: Weight moderates the effect of alcohol on aggression
Further evidence for the validity of the Taylor Aggression Paradigm
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the validity of a modified version of the Taylor Aggression Paradigm (TAP) as a measure of direct physical aggression. Hypotheses were generated from recent theory pertinent to the categorization and measurement of aggressive behavior as well as widely supported effects of alcohol intoxication and gender on aggression. Participants were 328 (163 men and 165 women) healthy social drinkers between 21 and 35…
Perceptions of One's Attacker's Intentions Following an Aggressive Interaction Involving Alcohol
The authors investigated and assessed the perceptions of one's attacker's intentions following an aggressive interaction involving alcohol. Participants were 328 (163 men and 165 women) healthy social drinkers between 21 and 35 years of age. After participants had consumed a beverage containing either alcohol or a placebo, the authors tested them on a modified version of the Taylor Aggression Paradigm (TAP; S. Taylor, 1967) in which participants …
Individual difference and contextual factors contributing to the alcohol‐aggression relation: Diverse populations, diverse methodologies: An introduction to the special issue
Negative affectivity and drug use in adolescent boys: Moderating and mediating mechanisms
This investigation examined variables that might qualify or detail the widely accepted relation between negative affectivity and drug use in adolescent boys. In Study 1, 311 boys (15-17 years old) completed inventories of negative affectivity, positive affectivity, constraint, delinquency, peer delinquency, and drug use. Negative affectivity was positively related to drug use, but only for individuals exhibiting high peer delinquency or low const…
Executive cognitive functioning mediates the relation between language competence and antisocial behavior in conduct‐disordered adolescent females
Executive cognitive functioning mediates the relation between language competence and antisocial behavior in conduct-disordered adolescent females
The purpose of this study was to determine (1) whether adolescent females with a conduct disorder (CD) demonstrate inferior language skills and lower executive cognitive functioning (ECF) compared with controls and (2) whether the relations between language abilities and different forms of antisocial behavior (ASB) are mediated by ECF. Language skills were measured using the Test of Language Competence–Expanded, ECF was measured using multiple ne…
Alcohol-Induced Stimulation and Sedation: Relation to Physical Aggression
The relation between the stimulating and the sedating effects of acute alcohol consumption on human physical aggression was examined. Sixty male social drinkers were assigned to either an alcohol or a sober group. Aggression was measured using a modified version of S. Taylor's (1967) aggression paradigm, in which electric shocks are received from and administered to a fictitious opponent during a competitive task. Aggression was operationalized a…
The relation between alcohol and aggression: An integrated biopsychosocial conceptualization
EVidence for dorsolateral and orbital prefrontal cortical involvement in the expression of aggressive behavior
Numerous studies have implicated the role of the prefrontal cortex in the expression of aggressive behavior. However, the nature of this relationship remains poorly understood. As such, the purpose of this article is to review both the animal and human literature pertaining to prefrontal cortical functioning and aggression in an attempt to help clarify this relationship. Particular attention is paid to differentiating the functions of the dorsola…
Construct validity of a competitive reaction-time aggression paradigm
This study tested the construct validity (convergent and discriminant) of a competitive reaction-time aggression paradigm. Seventy-nine males completed three trait aggression questionnaires and then competed on a reaction-time task whereby they received and delivered shocks to a fictitious opponent. Results demonstrated strong positive relationships between shock intensity administered and the trait measures of overt aggression but not with the m…
Further evidence for the validity of the Taylor Aggression Paradigm
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the validity of a modified version of the Taylor Aggression Paradigm (TAP) as a measure of direct physical aggression. Hypotheses were generated from recent theory pertinent to the categorization and measurement of aggressive behavior as well as widely supported effects of alcohol intoxication and gender on aggression. Participants were 328 (163 men and 165 women) healthy social drinkers between 21 and 35…
The big, the bad, and the boozed-up: Weight moderates the effect of alcohol on aggression
Failure to consider future consequences increases the effects of alcohol on aggression
Negative affectivity and drug use in adolescent boys: Moderating and mediating mechanisms
This investigation examined variables that might qualify or detail the widely accepted relation between negative affectivity and drug use in adolescent boys. In Study 1, 311 boys (15-17 years old) completed inventories of negative affectivity, positive affectivity, constraint, delinquency, peer delinquency, and drug use. Negative affectivity was positively related to drug use, but only for individuals exhibiting high peer delinquency or low const…
Alcohol-Induced Stimulation and Sedation: Relation to Physical Aggression
The relation between the stimulating and the sedating effects of acute alcohol consumption on human physical aggression was examined. Sixty male social drinkers were assigned to either an alcohol or a sober group. Aggression was measured using a modified version of S. Taylor's (1967) aggression paradigm, in which electric shocks are received from and administered to a fictitious opponent during a competitive task. Aggression was operationalized a…
EVidence for dorsolateral and orbital prefrontal cortical involvement in the expression of aggressive behavior
Numerous studies have implicated the role of the prefrontal cortex in the expression of aggressive behavior. However, the nature of this relationship remains poorly understood. As such, the purpose of this article is to review both the animal and human literature pertaining to prefrontal cortical functioning and aggression in an attempt to help clarify this relationship. Particular attention is paid to differentiating the functions of the dorsola…
Construct validity of a competitive reaction-time aggression paradigm
This study tested the construct validity (convergent and discriminant) of a competitive reaction-time aggression paradigm. Seventy-nine males completed three trait aggression questionnaires and then competed on a reaction-time task whereby they received and delivered shocks to a fictitious opponent. Results demonstrated strong positive relationships between shock intensity administered and the trait measures of overt aggression but not with the m…
The relation between alcohol and aggression: An integrated biopsychosocial conceptualization
Alcohol-Induced Stimulation and Sedation: Relation to Physical Aggression
The relation between the stimulating and the sedating effects of acute alcohol consumption on human physical aggression was examined. Sixty male social drinkers were assigned to either an alcohol or a sober group. Aggression was measured using a modified version of S. Taylor's (1967) aggression paradigm, in which electric shocks are received from and administered to a fictitious opponent during a competitive task. Aggression was operationalized a…
Executive cognitive functioning mediates the relation between language competence and antisocial behavior in conduct‐disordered adolescent females
Executive cognitive functioning mediates the relation between language competence and antisocial behavior in conduct-disordered adolescent females
The purpose of this study was to determine (1) whether adolescent females with a conduct disorder (CD) demonstrate inferior language skills and lower executive cognitive functioning (ECF) compared with controls and (2) whether the relations between language abilities and different forms of antisocial behavior (ASB) are mediated by ECF. Language skills were measured using the Test of Language Competence–Expanded, ECF was measured using multiple ne…
Individual difference and contextual factors contributing to the alcohol‐aggression relation: Diverse populations, diverse methodologies: An introduction to the special issue
Negative affectivity and drug use in adolescent boys: Moderating and mediating mechanisms
This investigation examined variables that might qualify or detail the widely accepted relation between negative affectivity and drug use in adolescent boys. In Study 1, 311 boys (15-17 years old) completed inventories of negative affectivity, positive affectivity, constraint, delinquency, peer delinquency, and drug use. Negative affectivity was positively related to drug use, but only for individuals exhibiting high peer delinquency or low const…
Perceptions of One's Attacker's Intentions Following an Aggressive Interaction Involving Alcohol
The authors investigated and assessed the perceptions of one's attacker's intentions following an aggressive interaction involving alcohol. Participants were 328 (163 men and 165 women) healthy social drinkers between 21 and 35 years of age. After participants had consumed a beverage containing either alcohol or a placebo, the authors tested them on a modified version of the Taylor Aggression Paradigm (TAP; S. Taylor, 1967) in which participants …
Further evidence for the validity of the Taylor Aggression Paradigm
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the validity of a modified version of the Taylor Aggression Paradigm (TAP) as a measure of direct physical aggression. Hypotheses were generated from recent theory pertinent to the categorization and measurement of aggressive behavior as well as widely supported effects of alcohol intoxication and gender on aggression. Participants were 328 (163 men and 165 women) healthy social drinkers between 21 and 35…
“There Is No Such Thing as an Accident,” Especially When People Are Drunk
The intentionality bias is the tendency for people to view the behavior of others as intentional. This study tests the hypothesis that alcohol magnifies the intentionality bias by disrupting effortful cognitive abilities. Using a 2 × 2 balanced placebo design in a natural field experiment disguised as a food-tasting session, participants received either a high dose of alcohol (target BAC = .10%) or no alcohol, with half of each group believing th…
The big, the bad, and the boozed-up: Weight moderates the effect of alcohol on aggression
Failure to consider future consequences increases the effects of alcohol on aggression
The Disguise of Sobriety: Unveiled by Alcohol in Persons With an Aggressive Personality
This investigation examined the factor structure of 8 well‐validated self‐report measures that assess traits that fall under the rubric of an “aggressive personality” and then determined how those factor(s) moderated the association between alcohol intoxication and aggression. Participants were 518 (252 men and 266 women) healthy social drinkers between 21 and 35 years of age. Following the consumption of an alcoholic or a placebo beverage, parti…
Alcohol Reverses Religion's Prosocial Influence on Aggression
The relationship between religion and violence is controversial. Discrepant findings exist between survey studies and the limited number of experimental investigations of religiosity's influence on aggressive behavior. We have attempted to resolve this discrepancy by addressing previous limitations in the literature and assessing a heretofore-untested moderator of religiosity and aggression: alcohol intoxication. This investigation included a com…
Psychology (15 works) · Aggression (12 works) · Developmental psychology (12 works) · Social Psychology (12 works) · Medical emergency (10 works) · Poison control (10 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Injury prevention (8 works) · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (6 works)