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

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 Te

SUBMITTER: Thorrisen MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9562323 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature