Evaluación del consumo de alcohol, apoyo social y nivel de estrés en trabajadores universitarios

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of this research was to analyze the relationship between alcohol consumption, social support and stress level in university staff workers. Sample: 447 workers from a private university in Ecuador: 240 (teachers) and 207 (administrative). Research design: Quantitative, cross-sectional, non-experimental, descriptive-correlational approach. Instruments: Sociodemographic and health questionnaire (Ad-Hoc), AUDIT-C questionnaire; UCLA-R scale and, PSS-10 scale. Results: 71.70% of teachers and 69.60% of administrative staff presented a prudent level of alcohol consumption. Both groups indicated a low level of perception of loneliness, (M= 2.35; SD = 2.16) in teachers and (M=2.54; SD=2.14) in administrative staff. They also obtained a low level of stress, (M=13.85; SD=6.503) in teachers and (M=13.87; SD=5.729) in administrative staff. Finally, the correlational analysis of the variables of alcohol consumption and mental health (social support and stress), shows that there is a positive relationship between consumption alcohol and stress (r=0.097*; sig=0.041), which implies that the more stress they have, the more likely they are to consume alcohol, while an absence of a relationship between alcohol consumption and social support is reported (r=0.043; sig=0.362)