title: Workplace absenteeism and alcohol use: a sequential analysis.
abstract: This investigation examined the day-to-day relationship between alcohol use and workplace absenteeism among a sample of participants (N = 280) employed in 1 of 3 large companies located in the northeastern U.S. With a semistructured interview, information was collected from employees about specific days of drinking during a 1-month period and marked on a calendar. Data about employees' absences during the same target time period were collected from the companies' human resource departments and were also marked on a calendar. A significant relationship was found between alcohol use and workplace absences; workers were roughly 2 times more likely to be absent from work the day after alcohol was consumed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, USA.
authors.forename: Susan K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: McFarlin
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fals-Stewart
mesh_terms: D000041:Absenteeism; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D009511:New England; D012307:Risk Factors