Police occupational demands, psychological distress and the coping function of alcohol.
Alcohol use is an important problem among personnel in the high-stress police occupation. The impact of occupational demands, psychological distress, and coping on police alcohol consumption are explored. Results indicate that psychological distress, as an intervening factor between work demands and alcohol use itself, has an important positive effect on alcohol use.
D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology*; D003415:Crime / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*