남성 알코올의존 환자에서 공격적 성향이 알코올 관련 공격행위와 결혼만족도에 미치는 영향

The Effects of Aggressive Characteristics on the Alcohol-Related Aggression and Marital Satisfaction in the Male Patients with Alcohol Dependence

Objectives：This study investigated the effects of alcohol dependence on the alcohol-related aggression and the relationship between the alcohol-related aggression and marital satisfaction. Methods：66 patients and 66 family members of each patient were included, who had been treated in St. Andrew’s Neuropsychiatric Hospital. All patients met the diagnostic criteria of alcohol dependence of DSM-IV. For all subjects, we evaluated alcohol-related aggression, aggressive and impulsive characteristics, marital satisfaction and the severity of drinking. Results： The group of patients with upper one third of Overt Aggression Scale score had significantly higher physical aggression subscale of Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire, and problem-solving communication and aggression subscales of Korean Marital Satisfaction Inventory (K-MSI) of spouses than the lower one third. Global distress, problem-solving communication and aggression subscales of K-MSI were significantly higher in the spouses than in the patients with alcohol dependence. Conclusion：We found a significant relationship between the alcohol-related aggression of the patients with alcohol dependence and the characteristics of their physical aggression. The alcohol-related aggression also related to the high dissatisfaction of spouses of their marital status. It is necessary to understand the alcohol-related aggression and to focus on decreasing the patient’s aggressive behavior.