Multiple researchers from the
University of Maryland and one researcher from Peking University sought to
study the daily work-family, and family-work conflicts related to alcohol use.
They did this by testing the cross-level moderation effects of peer drinking
norms and social support. They studied 57 Chinese workers for 5 weeks by a
telephone interview to examine them. The researchers asked about their work-family,
and family-work conflicts along with stressors to predict employee alcohol use.
They found that social environments do influence drinking patterns among
workers. Also, they found that negative consequences of work-family conflict
are considered a growing problem that is changing everyday. Work-family
conflict could cause stress in a person that would make them want to
participate more actively in recreational drinking. 
Thankfully this research raises
awareness and provides implications to help society improve as a whole. These
findings conclude that people who struggle in work-family conflicts should find
order in their lives before they decide to turn to alcohol as a quick method of
escape. Possibly, intervention programs could be set in place by companies to
aid their employees. These programs could help employee’s mange their
‘unmanageable lives’ and help them get back on track once they begin to feel
too overwhelmed. Also, it is important for the workplace to lower the
accessibility of alcohol on a physical and social level.
Although this is a good study
overall, it contains limitations just like every research study. First of all,
the researchers only interviewed Asian people. Maybe they should have included
a wider range of diversity to possibly gain different results in their study.
Also, the generalizability is limited due to a small sample size. Also, the researchers need to take a look at
the influences of alcohol coping strategies, stress-induced behaviors, and
personal resiliency to stress.
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