This paper presents data suggesting that the relationship between alcohol and violence on campus may be direct. The belief that alcoholism causes violence on campuss is a notion widely held both in and outside of the substance abuse field, despite a lack of information to support it. Although research indicates that among men who drink heavily, there is a higher rate of perpetrating assaults resulting in serious physical injury than exists among other men, the …showed first 75 words of 945 total…

…showed last 75 words of 945 total…rather differs by type of violence. Alcohol's contribution to violence is modest in statistical terms, other factors being more important. Interpreting the link between alcohol and violence, the relationship between alcohol and violence results primarily from: * alcohol-induced cognitive impairment * drinkers' expectations that alcohol makes people more aggressive * cultural beliefs that people are not accountable for their behavior while drinking Understanding the relationship between alcohol and violence is conceptually difficult and studying it is empirically complicated.