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Patterns of alcohol consumption in white collar‐workers–a cross‐sectional and longitudinal study
Author(s) -
HARVEY SHARON,
BUTLER TONY,
THOMAS RUTH LLOYD,
JENKINS RACHEL
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
british journal of addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0952-0481
DOI - 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1992.tb01904.x
Subject(s) - collar , alcohol consumption , consumption (sociology) , cross sectional study , promotion (chess) , cohort , environmental health , turnover , medicine , population , sick leave , intervention (counseling) , demography , longitudinal study , cohort study , alcohol , business , physical therapy , economics , psychiatry , political science , social science , biochemistry , chemistry , management , finance , pathology , sociology , politics , law
A 6‐year follow‐up of a cohort of male and female while collar workers in whom there was baseline information on alcohol consumption and access co data on sickness absence, promotion and labour turnover, revealed that even moderate alcohol and consumption in this population was associated with social costs for the employer and the employee, particularly in terms of sickness absence. The longitudinal examination of consumption in this study suggests that early intervention in a drinking career may reduce alcohol consumption and consequently avoid years of morbidity and sickness absence, as well as having a favourable influence on promotion prospects and labour turnover.