Are Demanding Job Situations Associated with Alcohol-Related Presenteeism? The WIRUS-Screening Study

Tore Bonsaksen, Mikkel Magnus Thørrisen, Jens Christoffer Skogen, Morten Hesse and Randi Wågø Aas
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Tore Bonsaksen: Department of Health and Nursing Science, Inland University of Applied Sciences, 2418 Elverum, Norway
Mikkel Magnus Thørrisen: Department of Occupational Therapy, Oslo Metropolitan University, 0130 Oslo, Norway
Jens Christoffer Skogen: Department of Public Health, University of Stavanger, 4036 Stavanger, Norway
Morten Hesse: Center for Alcohol and Drug Research, Aarhus University, 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark
Randi Wågø Aas: Department of Occupational Therapy, Oslo Metropolitan University, 0130 Oslo, Norway

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 11, 1-14

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.

Keywords: alcohol; effort-reward imbalance; health promotion; job content questionnaire; presenteeism; psychosocial work environment; sick leave; work performance; workplace (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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