Workplace responsibility, stress, alcohol availability and norms as predictors of alcohol consumption-related problems among employed workers

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 44, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 2062-2069

  Hodgins, David C ^a   Williams, Robert ^b   Munro, Gordon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^c Research Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Employee alcohol use; Work stress; Worker alcohol problems; Workplace drinking norms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CANADA; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL PROBLEM; WORKER; WORKPLACE;

EID: 72949087283     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826080902855173     Document Type: Article

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