Effects of Exposure to Alcohol-Related Cues On Racial Discrimination

Authors

Elena V. Stepanova, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Bruce D. Bartholow, University of Missouri
J. Scott Saults, University of Missouri
Ronald S. Friedman, University of Albany

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-1-2018

School

Psychology

Abstract

Prior research has shown that exposure to alcohol‐related images exacerbates expression of implicit racial biases, and that brief exposure to alcohol‐related words increases aggressive responses. However, the potential for alcohol cue exposure to elicit differential aggression against a Black (outgroup) relative to a White (ingroup) target—that is, racial discrimination—has never been investigated. Here, we found that White participants (N = 92) exposed to alcohol‐related words made harsher judgments of a Black experimenter who had frustrated them than participants who were exposed to nonalcohol words. These findings suggest that exposure to alcohol cues increases discriminatory behaviors toward Blacks.

Comments

Published by European Journal of Social Psychology at 10.1002/ejsp.2325.

Publication Title

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volume

48

Issue

3

First Page

380

Last Page

387

Recommended Citation

Stepanova, E. V., Bartholow, B. D., Saults, J., Friedman, R. S. (2018). Effects of Exposure to Alcohol-Related Cues On Racial Discrimination. European Journal of Social Psychology, 48(3), 380-387.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/16571