When examining how thoughts and emotions contribute to alcohol-facilitated intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration, men who are intoxicated and have aggressive thoughts were more likely to engage in IPV perpetration. Unexpectedly, men’s emotions were not related to IPV perpetration.

Eckhardt, C. I., Parrott, D. J., Swartout, K. M., Leone, R. M., Purvis, D. M., Massa, A. A., & Sprunger, J. G. (2021). Cognitive and affective mediators of alcohol-facilitated intimate-partner aggression. Clinical psychological science, 9(3), 385-402.