Gender Differences in the Association Between Positive Drinking Attitudes and Alcohol-Related Problems. The WIRUS Study

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• Personal Author:
  Aas RW ; Gimeno Ruiz de Porras D ; Hashemi NS ; Sagvaag H ; Skogen JC ; Thorrisen MM
• Description:
  Background: Alcohol consumption is deeply integrated in people's social- and work lives and, thus, constitutes a serious public health challenge. Attitudes toward drinking stand out as important predictors of drinking, but have to date been sparsely studied in employee populations. This study explores the association of employees' attitudes toward drinking with their alcohol-related problems, and whether this association is moderated by gender and employment sector. Methods: Cross-sectional data were collected from a heterogeneous sample of employees (N = 4094) at 19 Norwegian companies. Drinking attitudes were assessed using the Drinking Norms Scale. The AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test) scale was then used to assess any alcohol-related problems. Data were analyzed using chi-square tests, analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), and multiple logistic regression. Results: Employees with predominantly positive drinking attitudes were almost three times as likely to report alcohol-related problems compared to employees with more negative drinking attitudes (OR = 2.75; 95% CI: 2.00-3.76). Gender moderated the association between positive drinking attitudes and alcohol-related problems (OR = 3.30; 95% CI: 2.10-5.21). The association was stronger in women (OR = 5.21; 95% CI: 3.34-8.15) than in men (OR = 3.10; 95% CI: 2.11-4.55). Employment sector did not moderate the association between drinking attitudes and alcohol-related problems. Conclusions: Employee attitudes toward alcohol should be monitored to better enable early workplace health promotion interventions targeting alcohol problems. These interventions might need to be gender-specific. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Alcoholic Beverages Health Promotion Occupational Health Public Health Safety Sex Characteristics
• Keywords:
  Alcoholic Beverages Attitude Author Keywords: Alcohol Attitudes Cross Sectional Studies Gender Differences Gender Factors Health Promotion Intervention Norms Occupational Health Presenteeism Public Health Sick Leave Sociological Factors Work Performance Workplace Interventions

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• ISSN:
  1660-4601
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  16
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20061384
• Citation:
  Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020 Aug; 17(16):5949
• Contact Point Address:
  Neda S. Hashemi, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, 4036 Stavanger, Norway
• Email:
  neda.hashemi@uis.no
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7ccb51fea613fd6d688e8bfd4f2d057195f43136fd5add734a20208079ede9f6d9661a51db7e8ccdab2d60613940748d3eb629ef9ede91b65b6feb596ef94358
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224925/cdc_224925_DS1.pdf
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