219249 Predictors of Alcohol Drinking Sobriety in Korean Male Workers

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Younkyoung Kim, PhD, RN, Postdoctoral fellow , School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
OiSaeng Hong, PhD, RN , School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Backgrounds: High level of alcohol consumption among Korean male workers has been a concern for occupational health professionals because it causes chronic health problems among them as well as creates negative social and economic consequences at their homes and workplaces. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to identify predictors of sobriety in alcohol drinking among male workers in Korea. Methods: The cross-sectional survey design was used with a total of 229 male workers from 15 workplaces in four cities. Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behavior was used as a conceptual framework to understand sobriety behaviors. Results: The participants were relatively young (mean age=36years old), college educated (over 90%), and white collar workers (over 83%). On average, the participants reported 239.3g of alcohol consumption during the past 2 weeks. Workers with higher income ($2,000 or above/month) reported more alcohol consumption (t = -3.95, p = .00) than those who earned less. Workers who started drinking after high school graduation showed higher perceived behavioral control (t = 2.47, p = .02) and intention to quit drinking (t = 2.35, p = .02), compared to those who started drinking earlier (before high school graduation). Subjective norms (b = .51, p = .00) and perceived behavioral control (b = .54, p = .00) were significant predictors of intention to sobriety. Perceived behavioral control (b = 9.86, p = .02) was significantly associated to sobriety behavior. Implication: Intervention programs should incorporate strategy to increase perceived behavioral control, thus to promote sobriety behaviors in this population.

Learning Areas:
Assessment of individual and community needs for health education
Diversity and culture
Occupational health and safety
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs

Learning Objectives:
1) Discuss significance of alcohol drinking problem among male workers in Korea. 2) Describe factors related to sobriety in drinking alcohol among male workers in Korea

Keywords: Alcohol, Occupational Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I constructed the questionnaire to survey drinking sobriety in male workers and did model development on sobriety in male workers' drinking. Also, I have supplied several drinking sobriety programs to male workers in Korea.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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