title: Perceived physical availability of alcohol at work and workplace alcohol use and impairment: testing a structural model.
abstract: This study develops and tests a new conceptual model of perceived physical availability of alcohol at work that provides unique insight into 3 dimensions of workplace physical availability of alcohol and their direct and indirect relations to workplace alcohol use and impairment. Data were obtained from a national probability sample of 2,727 U.S. workers. The results support the proposed conceptual model and provide empirical support for a positive relation of perceived physical availability of alcohol at work to workplace alcohol use and 2 dimensions of workplace impairment (workplace intoxication and workplace hangover). Ultimately, the findings suggest that perceived physical availability of alcohol at work is a risk factor for alcohol use and impairment during the workday, and that this relation is more complex than previously hypothesized.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute on Addictions, State University of New York at Buffalo.
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Frone
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology and Social Work, Point Loma Nazarene University.
authors.forename: Jonathan R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Trinidad
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010465:Perception; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States; D017132:Workplace; D055815:Young Adult