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Universal alcohol prevention in the workplaces - does it matter?
Kristina Sundqvist1, Martina Wilson Martinez2, Kristina Berglund2
1Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
Work (Reading, Mass.)
|May 27, 2025
Summary
Workplace alcohol prevention strategies, including clear procedures and supervisor guidance, enhance employee comfort in addressing concerns. A restrictive workplace alcohol culture lowers the perceived threshold for risk-free consumption.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health
- Public Health
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Harmful alcohol consumption presents significant workplace challenges.
- Workplaces offer a unique setting for alcohol prevention due to substantial employee time commitment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the association between universal workplace alcohol prevention strategies and employee alcohol-related perceptions or behaviors.
- Utilizing a social-ecological framework to guide the investigation.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional survey study with 2771 employed adults in Sweden (December 2019).
- Web-based questionnaire distributed via the Laboratory of Opinion Research Citizen Panel.
- Multiple and logistic regression analyses were employed to identify significant explanatory factors.
Main Results:
- Having established alcohol procedures and receiving supervisor information on addressing concerns correlated with increased comfort in reporting issues.
- A restrictive alcohol culture was linked to a lower threshold for perceiving risk-free alcohol consumption.
- An alcohol policy alone, when controlling for other factors, showed no association with examined alcohol-related perceptions or behaviors.
Conclusions:
- Workplace alcohol prevention measures significantly impact employee perceptions of responsibility and comfort in acting on concerns.
- Findings support integrating multi-level alcohol prevention strategies within the workplace.
- Establishing a restrictive alcohol culture is recommended.
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