Mwaba, K.Du Toit, RenierDept. of PsychologyFaculty of Community and Health Sciences2014-01-232026-06-102012/03/052012/03/052014-01-232026-06-102010https://hdl.handle.net/10566/24021Magister Artium (Psychology) - MA(Psych)The relationship between alcohol consumption and alcohol-related violence has been firmly established in a wide array of studies concerning various forms of violence including intimate partner violence, domestic violence as well as sexual assault. One factor which has been highlighted as having a moderating effect on the relationship between alcohol consumption and alcohol-related aggression is the specific aggression-related alcohol expectancies concerning the effects of alcohol consumption on aggressive behaviour. In light of the prevalence of alcohol-related violence in South African communities it becomes important to examine the specific factors that moderate the relationship between alcohol consumption and alcohol-related aggression and violence. The aim of this study was to examine aggressionrelated alcohol expectancies as a moderating factor in the relationship between alcohol consumption and alcohol-related aggression and to examine the possible influence of exposure to community alcohol-related aggression in the formulation of aggression-related alcohol expectancies. The main objectives of this were to examine aggression-related alcohol expectancies as well as exposure to community alcohol-related aggression as domains for intervention to prevent alcohol-related violence.enAlcohol consumptionAggression-related alcohol expectanciesAlcohol-related aggressionExposure to community alcohol-related aggressionUWC studentsQuantitative researchABC theory of psychopathologyAlcohol expectancy theoryAt risk groupsThesisUniversity of the Western Cape