Alcohol consumption in university professors: the role of stress and gender

Ruisoto Palomera, Pablo; Vaca Gallegos, Silvia; López-Goñi, José Javier; Cacho Fernández, Raúl; Fernández Suárez, Iván

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Alcohol consumption in university professors: the role of stress and gender

dc.contributor.author	Ruisoto Palomera, Pablo
dc.contributor.author	Vaca Gallegos, Silvia
dc.contributor.author	López-Goñi, José Javier
dc.contributor.author	Cacho Fernández, Raúl
dc.contributor.author	Fernández Suárez, Iván
dc.contributor.department	Ciencias de la Salud	es_ES
dc.contributor.department	Osasun Zientziak	eu
dc.date.accessioned	2018-10-29T10:40:34Z
dc.date.available	2018-10-29T10:40:34Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.description.abstract	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.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	This study was funded by the Particular Technical University of Loja (Ecuador) and the National Council for the Control of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (CONSEP), including the funds for covering the costs of publishing in open access. Authors would also like to thank to National Secretary for Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (SENESCYT) of the Republic of Ecuador for its support via Project Prometeo.	en
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dc.identifier.uri	https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/31268
dc.language.iso	eng	en
dc.relation.ispartof	Top 10 Contributions on Environmental Health. Avid Science, 2018	en
dc.rights	© 2018 Pablo Ruisoto, et al. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)	en
dc.rights.accessRights	Acceso abierto / Sarbide irekia	es
dc.rights.accessRights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess	en
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject	Alcohol	en
dc.subject	Gender	en
dc.subject	University context	en
dc.subject	Professors	en
dc.subject	Job satisfaction	en
dc.title	Alcohol consumption in university professors: the role of stress and gender	en
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