Risk-related Alcohol Consumption Influenced by...

Community services, health, and judicial systems are under strain from risk-related alcohol consumption and the associated behavioural and health problems (National Health and Medical Research Council 2011). Australian Alcohol Guidelines recommend drinking no more than 2 standard drinks per day for females, and no more than 4 standard drinks per day for males (Commonwealth of Australia, 2013). The guidelines also recommend at least 2 days free of alcohol per week (Commonwealth of Australia, 2013). Therefore, binge drinking, alcohol dependence, and alcohol abuse are risk-related due to being in excess of the recommended guidelines. Research has been conducted to ascertain contributing factors that make one person more likely to consume alcohol at risk-related levels than another. Suffering abuse and, or neglect as a child has been determined to have strong relationships with risk-related alcohol use (Shin et al., 2013; Benjet et al., 2013; Strine et al., 2009). Available research als o shows how the age of first alcoholic drink, the influence of peer pressure, and 3rd variable to balance and critique can also be used to track trajectories for risk-related alcohol consumption. According to the Oxford dictionary; abuse is the subjection to â€Å"cruelty or violence, especially regularly or repeatedly†, while neglect is the â€Å"failure to care for† a child (Oxford University Press, 2014). Therefore, abuse and neglect can be categorised as mistreatment. It will be argued that aShow MoreRelatedStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesPersonality and Values †¢ Entirely new Opening Vignette (Changing of the Guard in Japan: Is it the Economy, or the Values?) †¢ New feature: glOBalization! †¢ New Myth or Science? (â€Å"Personality Predicts the Performance of Entrepreneurs†) †¢ Introduces concepts related to dispositional self- an d other-orientation †¢ New material regarding vocational choices †¢ New discussion of values and reactions to violations of employee values †¢ Major revision regarding Hofstede’s model of culture and its consequences †¢ Updated