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ArticlePsychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors2025

Genetic risk for trait aggression and alcohol use predict unique facets of alcohol-related aggression.

Kellyn M Spychala, Ellen W Yeung, Alex P Miller, Wendy S Slutske, Action Consortium, Kirk C Wilhelmsen, Ian R Gizer

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Article in Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Executive Function as an Underlying Mechanism of Alcohol Use, Aggression, and ADHD.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Kellyn M SpychalaDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri.ORCID 0000-0001-9046-6848
Ellen W YeungDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri.
Alex P MillerDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri.
Wendy S SlutskeDepartment of Family Medicine and Community Health, Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Action Consortium
Kirk C WilhelmsenRockefeller Neuroscience Institute, West Virginia University.
Ian R GizerDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri.

Funding

Wave IV Data CollectionP01HD031921 · NICHD · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI HARRIS, KATHLEEN MULLAN · 1994 to 2020
$86.1M
National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health): Wave VII Core ProjectU01AG071448 · NIA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Allison E Aiello, Lauren M Gaydosh · 2021 to 2026
$40.2M
Deep sequencing studies for cannabis and stimulant dependenceR01DA030976 · NIDA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI EHLERS, CINDY L, GELERNTER, JOEL · 2010 to 2014
$16.5M
National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health): Wave VI Cognition and Early Risk Factors for Dementia ProjectU01AG071450 · NIA · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI AIELLO, ALLISON E, HUMMER, ROBERT A · 2021 to 2025
$16.2M
Psychology of Alcohol Use and Dependence TrainingT32AA013526 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI DENIS M MCCARTHY, KENNETH JAMES SHER · 2002 to 2026
$9.0M
Risk for Alcohol Impaired Driving: From the Laboratory to the Natural EnvironmentR01AA019546 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI MCCARTHY, DENIS M · 2010 to 2021
$4.3M
Neural Basis of alcohol/substance use disorders and suicide in American IndiansR01AA027316 · NIAAA · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI EHLERS, CINDY L · 2019 to 2023
$3.0M
Roles for Transcription in Antibody DiversityZ01AG000714 · NIA · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING · PI GEARHART, PATRICIA J · 1988 to 2008
$319k
Relations between alcohol use, aggression, executive function, and ADHD: a genetic analysisF31AA029948 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI SPYCHALA, KELLYN M · 2022 to 2023
$94k
Multivariate analyses of polygenic risk for impulsivity and alcohol use: A study of longitudinal trajectories of binge drinking in emerging adulthoodF31AA027957 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI MILLER, ALEX PARKER · 2019 to 2022
$77k
Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research CenterIntramural NIH HHS Z01 AG000714NIAAA NIH HHS F31 AA027957NIAAA NIH HHS F31 AA029948NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA019546NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA027316NIAAA NIH HHS T32 AA013526NIA NIH HHS U01 AG071448NIA NIH HHS U01 AG071450NICHD NIH HHS P01 HD031921NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA030976University of California at San Francisco
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveA propensity for aggression or alcohol use may be associated with alcohol-related aggression. Previous research has shown genetic overlap between alcohol use and aggression but has not looked at how alcohol-related aggression may be uniquely influenced by genetic risk for aggression or alcohol use. The present study examined the associations of genetic risk for trait aggression, alcohol use, and alcohol use disorder (AUD) with alcohol-related aggression using a polygenic risk score (PRS) approach.

methodUsing genome-wide association study summary statistics, PRSs were created for trait aggression, alcohol consumption, and AUD. These PRSs were used to predict the phenotype of alcohol-related aggression among drinkers in two independent samples: the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) Family Alcoholism Study (

resultsThere were significant associations between the AUD PRS and lifetime alcohol-related aggression in the UCSF study sample. Additionally, the trait aggression PRS was associated with three or more experiences of hitting anyone else and getting into physical fights while under the influence of alcohol, along with a composite score of three or more experiences of alcohol-related aggression, in the UCSF study sample. No significant associations were observed in the Add Health sample. Limited sex-specific genetic effects were observed.

conclusionsThese results provide preliminary evidence that genetic influences underlying alcohol use and aggression are uniquely associated with alcohol-related aggression and suggest that these associations may differ by type and frequency of alcohol-related aggression incidents. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

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AggressionAlcohol DrinkingAlcoholismGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseAdolescentAdultFemaleGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedMultifactorial InheritanceYoung Adult

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PMCPMC11621227

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