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Male barroom aggression among members of the Australian construction industry: associations with heavy episodic drinking, trait variables and masculinity factors
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posted on 2021-07-01, 00:00 authored by S Litherland, Peter MillerPeter Miller, N Droste, K GrahamIntroduction and Aims: Past research indicates heavy episodic drinking (HED), trait aggression, male honour and conformity to masculine norms are risk factors for male barroom aggression (MBA) perpetration. However, little is known about the impact of these variables on experiences of MBA victimization. Further, data derived previously, particularly in relation to perpetration have come from relatively low-risk samples comprising university students, limiting the generalizability of findings to other, at-risk male groups. Thus, the present study assessed the impact of the aforementioned variables as well as personality constructs of impulsivity and narcissism on both the perpetration of and victimization from MBA among a high-risk sample sourced from male members of the Australian construction industry. Method: A purposive sample of Australian male construction workers aged 18 to 69 years (n = 476, Mage = 25.90, SDage = 9.44) completed individual interviews at their current place of employment or while training at various trade schools in Geelong and Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Items related to past month HED, past year experiences of verbal and physical MBA (perpetration and victimization), trait aggression’s four factors (physical, verbal, anger, hostility), impulsivity, narcissism, male honour and conformity to masculine norms. Results: Participants reported high levels of verbal (24.2%) and physical (21%) MBA perpetration and verbal (33.6%) and physical (31.1%) MBA victimization. Hierarchical binary logistic regression analyses identified HED as the strongest predictor of aggression involvement, while trait physical aggression, trait anger, narcissism and conformity to norms endorsing violence and a need to win were significantly and positively associated with MBA perpetration. Conclusions: The present study reinforces the key relationships between heavy drinking and aspects of personality and MBA, while also highlighting narcissism as a risk factor for barroom aggression perpetration. Indeed, personality profiles and HED appear to exert stronger influences on MBA perpetration than socially constructed masculinity factors, most of which were unrelated to aggression involvement in bars, clubs or pubs.
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International journal of environmental research and public healthVolume
18Issue
13Article number
6769Pagination
1 - 19Publisher
MDPILocation
Basel, SwitzerlandPublisher DOI
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1661-7827eISSN
1660-4601Language
EnglishPublication classification
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conformityconstruction workersEnvironmental SciencesEnvironmental Sciences & Ecologyheavy episodic drinkingimpulsivityLife Sciences & Biomedicinemale barroom aggressionmale honournarcissismPublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthScience & Technologytrait aggressionALCOHOL-RELATED AGGRESSIONPHYSICAL AGGRESSIONSENSATION SEEKINGCOLLEGE-STUDENTSPARTNER VIOLENCESELF-ESTEEMCONSUMPTIONBARSEXPECTANCIESPublic Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified
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