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Power of being present: the role of mindfulness on the relation between men's alcohol use and sexual aggression toward intimate partners
Author(s) -
Gallagher Kathryn E.,
Hudepohl Adam D.,
Parrott Dominic J.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
aggressive behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.223
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1098-2337
pISSN - 0096-140X
DOI - 10.1002/ab.20351
Subject(s) - aggression , mindfulness , sexual coercion , psychology , coercion (linguistics) , clinical psychology , hostility , intervention (counseling) , alcohol consumption , poison control , injury prevention , developmental psychology , alcohol , psychiatry , medicine , medical emergency , biochemistry , chemistry , linguistics , philosophy
Abstract The primary aim of this investigation was to examine the association between men's level of mindfulness and histories of alcohol consumption and sexual aggression toward intimate partners. Participants were 167 heterosexual drinking males who completed self‐report measures of mindfulness, frequency and quantity of alcohol consumption during the past 12 months and sexual aggression against intimate partners during the past 12 months. Results indicated that a history of consuming larger amounts when drinking was associated with more frequent sexual coercion/aggression among men who reported low, but not high, levels of mindfulness. However, drinking more frequently by itself was not associated with more frequent sexual coercion/aggression. These results support the attention‐allocation model and suggest implications for future intervention research aimed at reducing alcohol‐related aggression. Aggr. Behav. 36:405–413, 2010. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.