Alcoholics in Recovery: Factors Informing the Decision to Self-Disclose Alcoholism in the Workplace
Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: While the impact of employee substance abuse on the workplace is well documented, research studies concerning the experience of recovered alcoholics in the workplace are scarce.Recovered alcoholics who must negotiate a sober identity in the workplace where alcohol may be part of the social culture may feel disconnected from coworkers or may experience anxiety trying to conceal their alcoholism.A survey of recovered alcoholic men and women was used to investigate whether or not recovered alcoholics disclose their alcoholism in the workplace, to whom the information is disclosed, the impact of making such a disclosure, and the factors that inform the decision whether or not to disclose their alcoholism.
Author: Teresa Coyne Andreani
Institution: Cleveland State University
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2284055987