Gender Differences in Problematic Alcohol Consumption in University Professors

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15467471
AutoresPablo Ruisoto (0000-0003-1252-0479, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, autor de correspondencia), Silvia Vaca (0000-0001-6333-0267, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja), José J López‐Goñi (0000-0002-5102-6556, Universidad de Navarra), Rebecca Cacho (0000-0002-3971-1729, Universidad de Navarra), Raúl Cacho (Department of Psychology and Pedagogy, Public University of Navarra, 31006 Pamplona, Spain), Iván Fernández Suárez (0000-0003-4521-1218, Universidad de La Rioja)
Año2017
Volumen14
Número9
Páginas1069-1069
Fecha de publicación2017-09-15
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph14091069
PMID28914801
OpenAlexW2756087381
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas37

The role of job satisfaction and other psychosocial variables in problematic alcohol consumption within professional settings remains understudied. The aim of this study is to assess the level of problematic alcohol consumption among male and female university professors and associated psychosocial variables. A total of 360 professors (183 men and 177 women) of a large private university in Ecuador were surveyed using standardized instruments for the following psychosocial measures: alcohol consumption, job satisfaction, psychological stress, psychological flexibility, social support and resilience. Problematic alcohol consumption was found in 13.1% of participants, although this was significantly higher (χ2 = 15.6; d.f. = 2, p < 0.001) in men (19.1%) than women (6.8%). Problematic alcohol consumption was reported in men with higher perceived stress and job satisfaction. However, 83.3% of women with problematic alcohol use reported lower job satisfaction and higher psychological inflexibility. Results suggest that job satisfaction itself did not prevent problematic alcohol consumption in men; stress was associated with problematic consumption in men and psychological inflexibility in women. Findings from this study support the need to assess aspects of alcohol consumption and problematic behavior differently among men and women. Intervention strategies aimed at preventing or reducing problematic alcohol consumption in university professors must be different for men and women

Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Consumption (sociology · Flexibility (engineering · Job satisfaction · Psychiatry · Psychological resilience · Psychosocial · Clinical Psychology · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Stress and Burnout Research · Workplace Health and Well-being