Does college alcohol consumption impact employment upon graduation? Findings from a prospective study
| Autor: | Irene M. Geisner, Inbal Nahum-Shani, Samuel B. Bacharach, Peter Bamberger, Mary E. Larimer, Jaclyn Koopmann, Mo Wang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Employment Male Universities education 030508 substance abuse Poison control Context (language use) Article Occupational safety and health Binge Drinking Odds Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0502 economics and business Injury prevention Humans Prospective Studies Students School-to-work transition Applied Psychology 05 social sciences Human factors and ergonomics Alcohol Drinking in College United States Female Demographic economics 0305 other medical science Psychology 050203 business & management Graduation |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Applied Psychology. 103:111-121 |
| ISSN: | 1939-1854 0021-9010 |
| Popis: | [Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 103(1) of Journal of Applied Psychology (see record 2017-44578-001). In the article, the authors incorrectly used the term "probability" instead of the term "odds" when relating to the impact of drinking in college on post-graduation employment. The abstract should note "a roughly 10% reduction in the odds...", and in the 2nd paragraph of the Discussion section, (a) "a roughly 10% lower probability" should be "a roughly 10% lower odds", and (b) "their probability of full-time employment upon graduation is roughly 6% lower than..." should be "their odds of full-time employment upon graduation is roughly 6% lower than..." All versions of this article have been corrected.] Although scholars have extensively studied the impact of academic and vocational factors on college students' employment upon graduation, we still know little as to how students' health-related behaviors influence such outcomes. Focusing on student alcohol use as a widely prevalent, health-related behavior, in the current study, we examined the employment implications of student drinking behavior. Drawing from literature examining the productivity effects of drinking and research on job search, we posited that modal quantity and frequency of alcohol consumption, as well as the frequency of heavy episodic drinking (HED) adversely impact the probability of employment upon graduation. Using data from 827 graduating seniors from 4 geographically diverse universities in the United States collected in the context of a prospective study design, we found modal alcohol consumption to have no adverse effect on the likelihood of employment upon graduation. However, we did find a significant adverse effect for the frequency of heavy drinking, with the data suggesting a roughly 10% reduction in the odds of employment upon graduation among college seniors who reported engaging in the average level of HED. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record |
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