Citation

Bacharach SB, Bamberger PA, Biron M. J. Appl. Psychol. 2010; 95(3): 581.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/a0019750

PMID

20476835

Abstract

Reports an error in "Alcohol consumption and workplace absenteeism: The moderating effect of social support" by Samuel B. Bacharach, Peter A. Bamberger and Michal Biron (Journal of Applied Psychology, 2010Mar., Vol 952., 334-348). The R-square estimates for models 4 and 5 of Table 2 on page 343 are incorrectly reported. The correct R-square values are .10 for both of these models (instead of .010). All the other values reported in this table are correct. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2010-04488-009.) Although it is commonly assumed that alcohol consumption has a significant impact on employee absenteeism, the nature of the alcohol-absence relationship remains poorly understood. Proposing that alcohol impairment likely serves as a key mechanism linking drinking and work absence, we posit that this relationship is likely governed less by the amount of alcohol consumed and more by the way it is consumed. Using a prospective study design and a random sample of urban transit workers, we found that the frequency of heavy episodic drinking over the previous month is positively associated with the number of days of absence recorded in the subsequent 12-month period, whereas modal consumption (a metric capturing the typical amount of alcohol consumed in a given period of time) is not. In addition, consistent with both volitional treatments of absenteeism and social exchange theory, perceived coworker support was found to attenuate, and supervisory support to amplify, the link between the frequency of heavy episodic drinking and absenteeism.

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