The influence of alcohol intake and alcohol expectations on the recognition of emotions.

Aims: To investigate the effects of actual and expected alcohol intake on the detection and interpretation of the basic emotions happiness and anger in facial expressions.

Methods: n = 102 healthy participants performed a dynamic emotion recognition task before and after receiving a drink which contained either a moderate alcohol dose or no alcohol in a double-blind design.

Results: The actual alcohol intake had no effect on detecting and interpreting facial expressions.

Risk factors for the perpetration of child sexual abuse: a review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: Since the late 1980s, there has been a strong theoretical focus on psychological and social influences of perpetration of child sexual abuse. This paper presents the results of a review and meta-analysis of studies examining risk factors for perpetration of child sexual abuse published since 1990.

Method: Eighty-nine studies published between 1990 and April of 2003 were reviewed.