工作環境與飲酒行為

Work Conditions and Drinking Behavior

本研究以與個人生活經驗息息相關之工作場所作為切入點，探討工作環境與飲酒行為間之相關關係；以南台灣三家重工業工廠之員工共17名做為研究對象，針對其工作性質與特徵、工作場所飲酒文化、與飲酒行為等，進行自填式問卷調查；以複迴歸及邏輯迴歸作為分析方法，在控制個人基本屬性等變項之後，估計工作性質與特徵及工作場所飲酒文化等因素對於個人飲酒行為之影響。結果顯示，工作環境中以工作場所之飲酒次文化與個人飲酒行為間之關聯性最為顯著；當工作場所飲酒次文化愈鼓勵飲酒，其工作人員較易出現逃避型飲酒行為、較高的飲酒量、與較多的飲酒問題。因此，研究者建議為了有效地防止病態飲酒行為，應考慮改變工作場所關於飲酒之次文化，作為制定各種介入處理與防治方案之重點。

To explore the influence of work experience on individual drinking behavior, from December 1994 to March 1995, a questionnaire survey was implemented among factory workers in Taiwan. Specifically, the investigators aimed to explore the effects of work conditions and workplace drinking subcultures on workers' amount of alcohol consumption, reports of drinking-related problems, and escape-drinking behavior. Of the 1,117 subjects selected, 668 (61.8%) stated that they had had one or more drinks during the preceding month. The average daily consumption of alcohol was 0.35±1.15 drinks (range 0.02-12 drinks, median 0.03 drinks). In addition, 188 (28.8%) subjects reported having experienced drinking-related problems during the preceding month, and thirty- five respondents (5.2%) indicated stress as their reason for drinking in the preceding month. The results of multivariate analyses showed workplace subculture was a significant factor in how work experience influences individual drinking behavior; workplace subcultures that encourages drinking were associated with more escape-drinking behavior, a higher amount of drinkers, and more reports of drinking-related problems. In light of these findings, it is suggested that considering ways to change the workplace drinking subculture should be an important priority in formulating any implementation plan for the prevention of problem drinking.