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Psychosocial Correlates of the Perceived Stigma of Problem Drinking in the Workplace
- Source :
- The Journal of Primary Prevention; 20240101, Issue: Preprints p1-16, 16p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate a questionnaire assessment of the perceived stigma of problem drinking that was designed for use in workplace substance abuse prevention research. Municipal employees from a mid-sized city (n = 315) and a large-sized city (n = 535) completed questionnaire measures of perceived coworker stigmatization of problem drinking, drinking levels, substance-use policy attitudes, workgroup stress and interdependence, alcohol-tolerance norms, and demographic variables. Inter-item correlation coefficients showed that the measure of the stigma of problem drinking had good internal consistency reliability (.76) in both samples. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that higher education, abstinence from alcohol, stress, and perceived temperance norms were all uniquely correlated with perceived stigma. Women and men perceived the same level of stigma from coworkers. Editors’ Strategic Implications: This brief, validated measure provides organizations with a way to assess the level of stigma attached to alcohol abuse in their workplace culture, thereby enabling the organization to target and promote effective strategies to decrease the stigma attached to seeking help with the goal of reducing alcohol abuse.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0278095X and 15736547
- Issue :
- Preprints
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- The Journal of Primary Prevention
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs14534280
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-008-0140-1