The Process of Addiction to Alcohol; Social Aspects

Bacon, Selden D.

doi:10.15288/qjsa.1973.34.001

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“…adult population but which has been used rather casually in much previous work-related research as an implied measure of pathology or deviance. A substantial literature (Pattison and Kaufman, 1982) describes instrumental drinking behaviors as part of a possible course toward alcohol dependency, offering the notion that self-medicating behavior serves as a 'pampering' device whereby the individual can escape from or redefine role performance inadequacies (such as placement in stressful job roles) in a manner that makes their continuation tolerable (Bacon, 1973;Roman and Blum, 1984).…”

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Drinking to cope and self‐medication: Characteristics of jobs in relation to workers' drinking behavior

1992

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This research extends recent studies of the relationship between characteristics of jobs and patterns of workers' alcohol consumption. Working within a 'generalization perspective' whereby job conditions are seen as having important effects on the mental health and behaviors of workers in non-work settings, the current research derives and tests a model of four job-related factors as they influence three aspects of alcohol use; the simple frequency-quantity of drinking, escapist-oriented reasons for drinking, and a combination of heavier drinking with escapist-oriented definitions which is labeled 'self-medication'. Analyses of data drawn from the 1973 Quality of Employment Survey (QES) indicate that the relationship between jobs and drinking behavior is more complex than previously conceptualized. Specifically, we find evidence that for working men characteristics of jobs affect levels of alcohol consumption and the incidence of selfmedicating drinking. These findings support and refine job-based explanations of drinking behavior. The implications of these findings for subsequent research and modelspecification are discussed.

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Section: Generalization Model Of Drinking Behaviormentioning

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Drinking to cope and self‐medication: Characteristics of jobs in relation to workers' drinking behavior

1992

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“…Treatment thus must be comprehensive, and requires an integrated multidisciplinary team approach. In this connection the attitude of the family, and of society as a whole matters a great deal; it can help or it can hinder (Glatt 1964b, Bacon 1973.…”

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Today's Enjoyment—Tomorrow's Dependency*

Glatt

1975

British Journal of Addiction to Alcohol & Other Drugs

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“…However, presumably because Jellinek's 1946 analysis revealed that 90% of AA members reported solitary drinking at some time, this item disappeared from the questionnaire and solitary drinking did not have a definitive place in the ordering of symptoms Jellinek was constructing. Nevertheless, solitary drinking has remained suspect and despite the faa that studies have shown that solitary drinking is associated with alcoholism (Bacon, 1973;Akerlind & Homquist, 1992), no study has so far assessed in a general population the contribudon of this particular drinking pattern to alcohol-related harm. This is the aim of this paper.…”

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Solitary drinking: a risk factor for alcohol‐related problems?

Bourgault

Demers

1997

Addiction

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This paper investigates whether solitary drinking is a risk factor for alcohol-related problems using data from a general population of drinkers in Montréal, Canada. Three indicators of solitary drinking were used: (1) having had a drink alone; (2) frequency of solitary drinking; and (3) having had five drinks or more in a solitary setting. Among the 2015 respondent drinkers of a telephone survey, 31% reported drinking alone, of whom 27% did so more than once a week, and 17% had had five drinks or more alone at least once. Problems with family or social relationships, physical health, work, budget, physical security and happiness or view of life, self-reported as being alcohol-related, were measured by seven binary items. Strong positive associations were found at the univariate level between overall alcohol-related problems and both solitary drinking and having had five or more drinks alone, whereas frequency of solitary drinking had no effect. Only the relationship with having five or more drinks alone remained statistically significant in logistic regressions controlling for potential confounders. No evidence was found that solitary drinking per se is a risk factor for alcohol-related problems unless large quantities of alcohol are involved.

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The Process of Addiction to Alcohol; Social Aspects

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Drinking to cope and self‐medication: Characteristics of jobs in relation to workers' drinking behavior

Drinking to cope and self‐medication: Characteristics of jobs in relation to workers' drinking behavior

Today's Enjoyment—Tomorrow's Dependency*

Solitary drinking: a risk factor for alcohol‐related problems?

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