Citation

Yang HM, Kim HR. J. Occup. Environ. Med. 2020; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/JOM.0000000000002038

PMID

33009072

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study examined the associations of work-family conflicts (WFC) with problem drinking and the mediating effect of depression among Korean married workers.

METHODS: The data of 2,386 married workers were used from the 2017 Korean Welfare Panel Study. The data classified into two groups, young adults and middle-aged based on age 45. The association of WFC with problem drinking and the mediating effect of depression was assessed by combining logistic and linear regression.

RESULTS: WFC was associated with problem drinking, and the mediating effect of depression was significant in the middle-aged group. Meanwhile, depression only has a direct effect on problem drinking in the young adult group.

CONCLUSION: A strategy for treating depression may be important for countering problem drinking. However, an age-tailored intervention should be considered WFC supporting middle-aged workers.

Language: en