Are Demanding Job Situations Associated with Alcohol-Related Presenteeism? The WIRUS-Screening Study
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2021-06Metadata
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Bonsaksen, T., Thørrisen, M. M., Skogen, J. C., Hesse, M., & Aas, R. W. (2021). Are Demanding Job Situations Associated with Alcohol-Related Presenteeism? The WIRUS-Screening Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(11), 6169 10.3390/ijerph18116169Abstract
Abstract: Alcohol-related presenteeism (impaired work performance caused by alcohol use) is an important but under-researched topic. The aim of this study was to explore whether psychosocial work environment factors were associated with alcohol-related presenteeism. A cross sectional study of Norwegian employees (n = 6620) was conducted. Logistic regression analyses were used for estimating associations with alcohol-related presenteeism, which was reported among 473 (7.1%) of the employees. Adjusted by age, gender, education level and managerial level, higher levels of overcommitment to work were associated with alcohol-related presenteeism. Higher age, male gender and higher education were also associated with alcohol-related presenteeism. Occupational health services and employers should especially focus on overcommitted employees when designing workplace health promotion programs. Modifying attitudes towards alcohol-related presenteeism among overcommitted employees may be of importance for safety at work.