Community & Individual Factors

Employee alcohol use and patterns of drinking in/or related to the workplace are influenced by community and individual factors including:

age, gender, physical and mental health;
mental and emotional state including motivation for drinking e.g. stress relating to life, social, economic, personal circumstances;
cultural and/or religious norms and beliefs;
pre-existing attitudes, beliefs and behaviours regarding alcohol use;
values, behaviours and expectations of family members; and
social and cultural norms of the wider community e.g if you live in a community where harmful alcohol consumption is the norm, there may be higher workplace risks when compared to communities with low-risk alcohol consumption.