title: Alcohol Policy Comprehension, Compliance and Consequences Among Young Adult Restaurant Workers.
abstract: This study explores relationships between young adult restaurant employees' understanding and compliance with workplace alcohol control policies and consequences of alcohol policy violation. A mixed method analysis of 67 semi-structured interviews and 1,294 telephone surveys from restaurant chain employees found that alcohol policy details confused roughly a third of employees. Among current drinkers (n=1,093), multivariable linear regression analysis found that frequency of alcohol policy violation was positively associated with frequency of experiencing problems at work; perceived supervisor enforcement of alcohol policy was negatively associated with this outcome. Implications for preventing workplace alcohol-related problems include streamlining confusing alcohol policy guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Senior Research Scientist at the Prevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE), 1995 University Ave., Ste. 450, Berkeley, CA 94704-5315 USA.
authors.forename: Roland S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Genevieve M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Ames
authors.forename: Carol B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Cunradi
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Duke