Citation

Wiesner M, Windle M, Freeman A. J. Occup. Health Psychol. 2005; 10(2): 83-96.

Affiliation

Center for the Advancement of Youth Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294, USA. mwiesner@uab.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/1076-8998.10.2.83

PMID

15826220

Abstract

In this cross-sectional study, main and moderated relationships between 5 job stressors and alcohol consumption, drug use, and depression were examined using data from a community sample of 583 young adults (mean age = 23.68 years). Analyses revealed a few direct associations between high job boredom, low skill variety, and low autonomy and depression measures and heavy alcohol use. There were no direct relationships between job stress and binge drinking, alcohol consumption, drug use, or heavy drug use. In a few cases, job stress-outcome relationships were moderated by intrinsic job motivation or gender. The findings supported a specificity-of-effects hypothesis and underscored the need for examining the processes linking occupational stress to substance use and depression.

Language: en