An Industrial Alcohol Policy: The Characteristics of Worker Success
Summary Characteristics associated with success of problem drinkers in workplace treatment settings remain obscure. The development of interventions in such settings tend to rely on generalizations from non‐workplace treatment settings and untested assumptions. The present study seeks to ascertain t...
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Published in | British Journal of Addiction Vol. 79; no. 3; pp. 315 - 318 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Oxford, UK
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
01.09.1984
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Characteristics associated with success of problem drinkers in workplace treatment settings remain obscure. The development of interventions in such settings tend to rely on generalizations from non‐workplace treatment settings and untested assumptions. The present study seeks to ascertain the characteristics of success in a workplace setting. A company with an alcohol policy provided records of all individuals referred for treatment over a 4 year period (N = 48). Analysis of the data indicated that older, longer service employees were likely to be more successful in this company. It was also evident that self‐referral was associated with ‘poor’ outcome. The significance of this result is discussed in relation to prognostic factors in the industrial setting and the relevance to future development of industrial alcohol policies. |
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Bibliography: | istex:643992EAF09B67F46E91E24F69425E213CC1744A ArticleID:ADD315 ark:/67375/WNG-26P35D01-B |
ISSN: | 0952-0481 0965-2140 2056-5178 |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1360-0443.1984.tb00280.x |