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Are workplace factors associated with employee alcohol use? The WIRUS cross-sectional study

Authors :
Lisebet Skeie Skarpaas
Randi Wågø Aas
Mikkel Magnus Thørrisen
Tore Bonsaksen
Jens Christoffer Skogen
Source :
BMJ Open, Vol 12, Iss 10 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
BMJ Publishing Group, 2022.

Abstract

Objectives Sociodemographic predictors of employee alcohol use are well established in the literature, but knowledge about associations between workplace factors and alcohol use is less explored. The aim of this study was to explore whether workplace factors were associated with employee alcohol use (consumption and alcohol-related problems).Design Cross-sectional study. Linear and binary logistic regression analyses.Setting Heterogeneous sample of employees (workers and supervisors) from 22 companies across geographical locations and work divisions in Norway.Participants Employees (N=5388) responded on survey items measuring workplace factors and alcohol use.Outcomes Data on alcohol use were collected with the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Consumption was measured with the AUDIT-C (the first three items), and alcohol-related problems were operationalised as a sum score of 8 or higher on the full 10-item AUDIT.Results Higher levels of alcohol consumption were associated with more liberal workplace drinking social norms (b=1.37, p

Subjects

Subjects :
Medicine

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20446055
Volume :
12
Issue :
10
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
BMJ Open
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.41dbeb207a034fc7b15ba1bb673e3aaa
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064352