Crossover of workplace aggression on to partner's alcohol intake
International Journal of Workplace Health Management
ISSN: 1753-8351
Article publication date: 27 March 2009
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to investigate the crossover of workplace aggression experienced by members of dual‐earner couples on alcohol intake of the partner
Design/methodology/approach
Cross‐sectional community data come from the 1998 Quebec Health and Social Survey containing a sub‐sample of 5,778 individuals nested in 2,889 dual‐earner couples. Data on alcohol intake, workplace aggression (physical, psychological, sexual), decision authority, working hours, irregular work schedule, marital strains, gender and age are gathered from self‐report questionnaires. Each member of the couple will answer the questionnaire.
Findings
The results show that being the target of workplace aggression is associated with low‐risk (OR=1.27, 95%CI=1.10‐1.46) and high‐risk drinking (OR=1.78, 95%CI=1.44‐2.20). Indicative of a crossover effect, partner workplace aggression victimization (OR=1.30, 95%CI=1.05‐1.62) is associated with high‐risk drinking
Research limitations/implications
Victims of workplace aggression and their immediate relatives might be supported to avoid adverse alcohol‐related problems. Organizations need to pay more attention to the problem of workplace aggression in their occupational health and safety programs
Originality/value
Using multilevel multinomial regression models, this study highlights the complexities of work‐family dynamics and of the crossover effect of workplace aggression into the lives and alcohol intake behavior of dual‐earner partners.
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Citation
Marchand, A., Harvey, S. and Haines, V. (2009), "Crossover of workplace aggression on to partner's alcohol intake", International Journal of Workplace Health Management, Vol. 2 No. 1, pp. 22-33. https://doi.org/10.1108/17538350910945983
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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