Time and Alcohol Do Not Change Everything: How Intoxicated Witnesses Perceive Aggression in Intimate Partner Violence

Although alcohol-intoxicated witnesses to violent crimes are common, research on how alcohol affects witnesses’ perception of aggression is sparse. In the present study, it was investigated whether different levels of intoxication altered how severe witnesses perceived aggression displayed by involv...

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Authors: Hildebrand Karlén, Malin (Author) ; Green, Johan (Author) ; Larsson, Anneli (Author) ; Gudjonsson, Gisli H. 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2021, Volume: 36, Issue: 23/24, Pages: NP13028-NP13053
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