Korea’s Drinking Culture: When an Organizational Socialization Tool Threatens Workplace Well-being

Çakar, Ulaş; Kim, Haeeun

doi:10.12711/tjbe.2015.8.0005

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“…There exists a permissive atmosphere for drinking in Korean society, and generous social norms for drinking, even for binge drinking, exposing Koreans to problematic drinking [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]. For this reason, the prevalence of alcoholism, which is diagnosed as an alcohol use disorder, and the drinking rate is maintained at a high level in Korean society [ 4 ].…”

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The Double Mediating Effect of Social Isolation and Emotional Support on Feelings of Entrapment and Motivation for Recovery among Korean Alcoholic Inpatients

Lee

Suh

2021

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This study identified the relationship between feeling of entrapment and motivation for change among hospitalized alcoholic patients and examined the double mediating effect model of social isolation and emotional support on this relationship. The study participants were 101 male and female alcoholic patients hospitalized at C hospital, which specializes in alcohol treatment at I city in Korea. PROCESS Macro 3.5 Model 6 was used for analyses of double mediating effects. The results revealed that entrapment and social isolation were negatively correlated with motivation for recovery of alcoholic inpatients, whereas emotional support was positively correlated with it. In a sequential double mediation model for motivation to change in alcoholic inpatients, the direct effects of social isolation and entrapment were not significant. However, the sequential indirect effect of social isolation and emotional support on entrapment and motivation for recovery among alcoholic inpatients was significant. These results suggest that making alcoholic inpatients not feel socially isolated by providing them with emotional support or through other means of assistance by practitioners or family members is important for their recovery from alcohol use disorder.

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The Double Mediating Effect of Social Isolation and Emotional Support on Feelings of Entrapment and Motivation for Recovery among Korean Alcoholic Inpatients

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Suh

2021

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“…It argues that ‘happy hours’ is a norm practised in some organizations. After-work drinking, as a ritual, has been documented in Brazil (Flores-Pereira et al , 2008), South Korea (Cakar and Kim, 2015), Norway (Nesvag and Duckert, 2017), Germany (Means et al , 2015) and in advertising agencies in the UK (Gregory, 2009), thus confirming the routine/practice of presence of alcohol as part of work-related activities, both in office and outside the office. Indeed, Nixon (2003) found that drinking was considered a job requirement in the advertising industry in the UK, while Lyons and Willott (2008) contend that young adults in Western countries viewed binge drinking as a routine, normal part of everyday life.…”

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British Muslim women's experience of the networking practice of happy hours

Arifeen

2020

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PurposeNetworking is deemed important for women in careers. The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to the interaction of a specific networking practice with a religious practice and its implications on British Muslim women (BMw). The practice ‘happy hours’ is closely linked with drinking alcohol (Flores-Pereira et al., 2008), while alcohol consumption is forbidden in Islam.Design/methodology/approachA qualitative research approach was used to interview 37 participants who were in managerial or professional positions.FindingsThe findings demonstrate that the presence of alcohol in work-related socializing is a norm, making the practice of ‘happy hours’ invisible and legitimate (Acker, 2006), thereby contributing inadvertently to reinforcing inequality regimes in organizations. Furthermore, the interaction of contradictory religious beliefs/practices of individual employees and organizational practices presents challenges for Muslim women, who feel they have to participate in happy hours as a networking practice in order to progress in careers. While it involves emotional effort, as they persuade themselves to join in activities where alcohol is being served, it paradoxically results in feelings of exclusion and marginalization within the group, as they do not drink alcohol.Originality/valueThis paper focuses on the micro/individual level of analysis, singling out the Muslim female voice while positioning ‘happy hours’ as a ‘networking practice’. It also contributes to the underexplored area of the role of religion and individual behaviour in organizations (Tracey, 2012).

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“…In other words, South Korean adults find it difficult to avoid drinking in their social life. 5 Hence, it can be assumed that South Korean men tend to keep drinking alcohol as long as their health permits regardless of life satisfaction due to drinking culture and social life. In contrast, South Korean women seemed to be less vulnerable to this drinking culture than South Korean men.…”

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“…4 In general, South Korean adults find it difficult to avoid drinking in their social life. 5 Thus, a lot of drinking occurs after work in South Korea. Company-wide drinking is commonplace in South Korea, referred to as hoesik, which means eating and drinking parties including numerous rounds at multiple venues for organizational socialization.…”

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Gender Difference in Longitudinal Social and Personal Factors Related to Frequency of Alcohol Consumption of South Korean Adults: A Fixed-Effects Model

Sung

2020

Asia Pac J Public Health

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The purpose of this study was to examine the longitudinal social and personal factors related to frequency of alcohol consumption by South Korean adults focused on comparisons between the men and women. Data came from the 2005-2016 Korea Welfare Panel Study. A fixed-effects model was used to examine the longitudinal correlations between dependent and independent variables. According to the present results, first, life satisfaction except for health satisfaction and marital status were not associated with alcohol consumption patterns by men. On the other hand, higher frequency of alcohol consumption by women is negatively associated with various life satisfaction variables and being married. Second, income levels were positively associated with higher frequency of alcohol consumption by men, whereas income levels were not associated with alcohol consumption by women. Finally, being employed was positively associated with higher frequency of alcohol consumption by both men and women. In conclusion, there are gender differences in how alcohol consumption is influenced by various sociocultural and life satisfaction factors in South Korea.

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Korea’s Drinking Culture: When an Organizational Socialization Tool Threatens Workplace Well-being

Cited by 21 publications

References 35 publications

The Double Mediating Effect of Social Isolation and Emotional Support on Feelings of Entrapment and Motivation for Recovery among Korean Alcoholic Inpatients

The Double Mediating Effect of Social Isolation and Emotional Support on Feelings of Entrapment and Motivation for Recovery among Korean Alcoholic Inpatients

British Muslim women's experience of the networking practice of happy hours

Gender Difference in Longitudinal Social and Personal Factors Related to Frequency of Alcohol Consumption of South Korean Adults: A Fixed-Effects Model

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