The Role of Work for Wives of Alcoholics
作者:
CaseyJudith C.,
GriffinMargaret L.,
GooginsBradley K.,
期刊:
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
(Taylor Available online 1993)
卷期:
Volume 19,
issue 1
页码: 119-131
ISSN:0095-2990
年代: 1993
DOI:10.3109/00952999309002670
出版商: Taylor&Francis
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
The family has increasingly been recognized as an important component in the development, maintenance, and treatment of alcoholism. Few empirical studies, however, have examined alcoholism within a family context. Questionnaire and interview data were collected from women whose husbands received inpatient treatment for alcoholism. Since wives now typically work outside the home, this article focuses on the 60 employed wives. Employment was examined as a source of stress as well as social support. The majority of working wives reported minimal negative impact of their husbands' drinking on all areas of their work functioning, with a small subset indicating impairment attributable to the drinking. These wives were very satisfied with their current positions and described work as a positive experience. However, unobtrusive measures that alcoholism in a family member intrudes into the workplace were apparent, including changing jobs, absenteeism, and discussing husbands' drinking at work. Further, these women scored closer to a sample of depressed women than a community sample on measures of physical and mental health, depressed mood, and smoking symptoms. Possible reasons for the discrepancy between subjective reports and objective indicators are discussed.
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