Citation

Ames GM, Moore RS, Cunradi CB, Duke MR, Galvin D. Mil. Behav. Health 2014; 2(1): 33-41.

Affiliation

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, One Choke Cherry Rd., Rockville, MD 20857, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/21635781.2013.831716

PMID

24729946

Abstract

This mixed method paper assessed interrelationships of unfair treatment at work, stress, and problem drinking amongst a sample of U.S. Navy careerists. Survey data from current drinkers (n=2380) were analyzed, along with qualitative interviews from a quota sample of 81. More women than men (51.4% vs. 16.2%) reported gender unfair treatment; approximately 20% of respondents reported ethnic/racial unfair treatment. Unfair treatment was associated with likelihood of problem drinking, but associations were attenuated after adjusting for frequency of work problems and expecting alcohol to alleviate stress. Qualitative results revealed contexts of unfair treatment within bureaucratic structures, tradition, norms, and role modeling.

Language: en