scholarly journals Effect of Increased Alcoholism and Substance Abuse on Work-fromHome and other Non-standard Job Behaviors During Covid-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Oyindrila Basu ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Defense Mechanism ◽  
Health Hazard ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Online Sales ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Job Behaviors ◽  
Other Substances ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Substance Consumption

Covid-19 pandemic is a unique situation which has paused the life of individuals all across the globe. The current world crisis has rendered unique experiences for everyone in education, childcare, healthcare, and work culture. As the health departments issued stay-at-home orders for reducing Covid infection risks non-essential organizations quickly shifted to remote working models for cutting down the costs of administrative and infrastructural functioning [1,2]. However, work-from-home (WFH) has also given the scope and freedom for distraction and health hazard, which includes alcoholism and substance abuse. Studies have reported a 54% increase in sales of alcohol commencing March 2020, and online sales from substance purchases have also surged by 262% since 2019 [1]. While some people are taking up excess alcoholism or substance abuse as a defense mechanism for psychological distress caused by the uncertainties of work and life, others are abusing the remote working scenario to indulge in alcohol and addictive substances during work hours. Substance abuse during work can actually pose additional challenges for organizations, H.R. policies, or management. It can have negative impacts on employees’ performance, deliverance, and employability, which consequentially affects their social and personal lives. Additionally, consuming alcohol or other substances can induce health risks in employees. This paper attempts to understand the effects that excess alcohol/substance consumption can have on the job behaviors and performance of employees working from home during Covid. Also, we will attempt to analyze how increased substance abuse can affect the personal health and personal lives of these people during a pandemic situation.

scholarly journals Effect of Increased Alcoholism and Substance Abuse on Work-fromHome and other Non-standard Job Behaviors During Covid-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Oyindrila Basu ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Defense Mechanism ◽  
Health Hazard ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Online Sales ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
Job Behaviors ◽  
Other Substances ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Substance Consumption

Covid-19 pandemic is a unique situation which has paused the life of individuals all across the globe. The current world crisis has rendered unique experiences for everyone in education, childcare, healthcare, and work culture. As the health departments issued stay-at-home orders for reducing Covid infection risks non-essential organizations quickly shifted to remote working models for cutting down the costs of administrative and infrastructural functioning [1,2]. However, work-from-home (WFH) has also given the scope and freedom for distraction and health hazard, which includes alcoholism and substance abuse. Studies have reported a 54% increase in sales of alcohol commencing March 2020, and online sales from substance purchases have also surged by 262% since 2019 [1]. While some people are taking up excess alcoholism or substance abuse as a defense mechanism for psychological distress caused by the uncertainties of work and life, others are abusing the remote working scenario to indulge in alcohol and addictive substances during work hours. Substance abuse during work can actually pose additional challenges for organizations, H.R. policies, or management. It can have negative impacts on employees’ performance, deliverance, and employability, which consequentially affects their social and personal lives. Additionally, consuming alcohol or other substances can induce health risks in employees. This paper attempts to understand the effects that excess alcohol/substance consumption can have on the job behaviors and performance of employees working from home during Covid. Also, we will attempt to analyze how increased substance abuse can affect the personal health and personal lives of these people during a pandemic situation.

An Empirical Investigation of Violence Against Women in the NFL

2021 ◽  
pp. 019372352110436
Author(s):  
Krystyna Gotberg ◽  
Jacquelyn D. Wiersma-Mosley
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
National Football League ◽  
Driving Under The Influence ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
Violent Behaviors ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Performance Enhancing Drugs ◽  
Violent Offenses

The purpose of this study was to examine violence against women (VAW) in the National Football League (NFL). Since Ray Rice assaulted his partner on video, VAW by NFL players has received more public attention. However, there is little empirical research that examines VAW in the NFL and player suspensions compared to other violations. Data come from a public list of 176 NFL players known to have violated NFL policies from 2010–2019. Four major types of violations were found: VAW included sexual assault, rape, and domestic violence; general violent behaviors included assault or battery; drug-related offenses included substance abuse, alcohol, driving under the influence (DUI's), illegal drugs, and performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs); and minor sports-related infractions included issues such as missing a team meeting. The average number of game suspensions was 4.08 for VAW offenses, 1.75 for general violent offenses, 4.05 for drug-related offenses and 1.88 for minor infractions. We found no differences in the number of game suspensions for drug-related offenses compared to VAW; general violent offenses had even fewer suspensions. These numbers are contradictory to the NFL's Personal Conduct Policy of a 6-game suspension without pay for VAW and general violence.

scholarly journals The Consequential Increase of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse During Covid- Its Causes and Implications

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Oyindrila Basu ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Social Behavior ◽  
World Order ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Online Sales ◽  
Alcohol And Drugs ◽  
Economic Strategies

Covid-19 is not just a virus which is risking human lives everyday, but it is a phenomenon which has inflicted major changes on the long-term global survival and economic strategies. The pandemic has brought about major diversions in the world order, which philosophers and scientists have predicted to occur once in a century’s time. Covid-19 has also affected the personal health, physical and psychological of all human beings. It has forced people to change their social behaviors significantly, which has had consequential effect on their mental health. One significant result of the pandemic is the increased consumption of alcohol and other psychoactive substances among people. As people are forced to lock themselves up inside their homes, some have resorted to exercising, biking, running, and meditation to maintain sanity, while others have boosted their addictive behavior by consuming more alcohol and drugs to make staying-indoors more entertaining. Nielsen has reported a 54% rise in the national consumption of alcohol on the week of March 21st 2020, as compared to the same in 2019. The online sales of alcohol have also risen enormously from 2019 to 2020. The study aims to address the problem of increased alcoholism and substance abuse during Covid-19 by understanding the causes of this rise. The method is based on analysis and comparison of available survey reports, to find out exactly what amount of human consumption has increased during the pandemic. From the findings we can conclude that alcoholism and substance abuse has risen significantly during Covid-19, and psychological distress, anxiety and depression can be some major causes for this abnormal social behavior. It can also be implied that this increased alcoholism is likely to affect the physical health, neural and social behavior, and the work life of many human beings through the pandemic.

scholarly journals Research and Analysis of an Enterprise E-Commerce Marketing System Under the Big Data Environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Linze Li ◽  
Jun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Online Shopping ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Marketing System ◽  
Database Query ◽  
Online Sales ◽  
Modern Business ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Performance Conditions ◽  
Big Data Technology

As an emerging online shopping method, e-commerce has been widely popular since the popularization of the Internet. Online sales and online shopping have become the trend of modern business development. However, the functionality and performance conditions of the existing platform cannot be closely integrated with the merchant's own business. The purpose of this paper is to study the enterprise e-commerce marketing system based on big data. The system design of this paper adopts SSH framework as the main technology, the database selects HBase database, and the front end combines with Web2.0 technology for the interaction of interface display and operation. The experimental results show that applying big data technology to enterprise e-commerce marketing system has extremely important practical significance. Perform a performance analysis on this system,when the amount of data reaches 4000, the speed of HBase is 10.486s, and the query time of Mysql is 50.184s. It can be seen that the Hbase database query speed is much faster than the Mysql database query speed.

scholarly journals Polysubstance use in the U.S. opioid crisis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilson M. Compton ◽  
Rita J. Valentino ◽  
Robert L. DuPont
Keyword(s):  
Opioid Use ◽  
Treatment Interventions ◽  
Opioid Crisis ◽  
Polysubstance Use ◽  
Maximum Benefit ◽  
Internal States ◽  
Other Substances ◽  
Substance Consumption ◽  
Opioid Users ◽  
The U.S

AbstractInterventions to address the U.S. opioid crisis primarily target opioid use, misuse, and addiction, but because the opioid crisis includes multiple substances, the opioid specificity of interventions may limit their ability to address the broader problem of polysubstance use. Overlap of opioids with other substances ranges from shifts among the substances used across the lifespan to simultaneous co-use of substances that span similar and disparate pharmacological categories. Evidence suggests that nonmedical opioid users quite commonly use other drugs, and this polysubstance use contributes to increasing morbidity and mortality. Reasons for adding other substances to opioids include enhancement of the high (additive or synergistic reward), compensation for undesired effects of one drug by taking another, compensation for negative internal states, or a common predisposition that is related to all substance consumption. But consumption of multiple substances may itself have unique effects. To achieve the maximum benefit, addressing the overlap of opioids with multiple other substances is needed across the spectrum of prevention and treatment interventions, overdose reversal, public health surveillance, and research. By addressing the multiple patterns of consumption and the reasons that people mix opioids with other substances, interventions and research may be enhanced.

scholarly journals Medición de la comorbilidad depresiva en drogodependientes: Validez y eficacia diagnóstica del Inventario de Depresión de Beck (BDI-II) en dominicanos con múltiple consumo de sustancias

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 163
Author(s):  
Zoilo Emilio García-Batista ◽  
Kiero Guerra-Peña ◽  
Antonio Cano-Vindel ◽  
Luisa Marilia Cantisano-Guzmán ◽  
Pablo Ezequiel Flores-Kanter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Diagnostic Efficiency ◽  
Performance Indices ◽  
Diagnostic Efficacy ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Multiple Substance ◽  
Drug Dependent ◽  
Substance Consumption ◽  
Consumo De Sustancias ◽  
Clinical Drug

Abstract: Measurement of depressive comorbidity in drug dependents: Validity and diagnostic efficiency of Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI-II) in Dominicans with multiple substance consumption. The present study proposed two main objectives, a) evaluate the validity of BDI-II for the identification of comorbid depressive symptoms in people with multiple substance abuse (i.e. Known-Groups Validity); and b) verify the diagnostic efficacy of the inventory for the distinction between general population and clinical drug dependents. From a two-stage sampling, a total of 116 Dominicans was selected, of whom 50% were drug-dependent. Analysis of differences between groups and analysis of COR curves were applied. The results show statistically significant and large effect size differences in depression levels in favor of the substance abuse group. In addition, COR curve analyses indicate that depression scores derived from BDI-II have adequate diagnostic performance indices. In short, evidence is provided in favor of the appropriateness and validity of the BDI-II to be applied in a population of drug dependents. Keywords: Drug dependents; depression; BDI-II; comorbidity; known-groups validity; COR curves; Dominican Republic.  Resumen: El presente estudio se propuso como objetivos, a) evaluar la validez del BDI-II para la identificación de sintomatología depresiva comórbida en personas con múltiple abuso de sustancias (i.e. Known-Groups Validity); y b) verificar la eficacia diagnóstica del inventario para la distinción entre población general y drogodependientes clínicos. A partir de un muestreo bietapico, se seleccionó un total de 116 dominicanos de los cuales el 50% era drogodependiente. Se aplicaron análisis de diferencias entre grupos y análisis de curvas COR. Los resultados muestran diferencias estadísticamente significativas, y de tamaño del efecto grande, en los niveles de depresión en favor del grupo de personas con problemática de abuso de sustancias. Además, los análisis de curvas COR indican que los puntajes de depresión derivados del BDI-II presentan índices de rendimiento diagnóstico adecuados. En suma, se aporta evidencia a favor de la adecuación y validez del BDI-II para ser aplicado en población de drogodependientes.  Palabras clave: Drogodependencia; depresión; BDI-II; comorbilidad; known-groups validity; curvas COR; República Dominicana.

scholarly journals Labor Supply and Well-Being During the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Crisis in the Netherlands: Lessons from Microdata

2021 ◽  
pp. 67-74
Author(s):  
Hans-Martin von Gaudecker ◽  
Bettina Siflinger
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Labor Supply ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Well Being ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Work From Home

AbstractLike many other countries, the Netherlands shut down large parts of economic and social life in the spring of 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Between late March and early May, schools and childcare facilities as well as restaurants, cafes, and bars were shut down; contact-related occupations were closed; gatherings were prohibited; and employees were advised to work from home as much as possible. While these regulations represented a sharp cut in individuals’ personal lives, they were more relaxed in the Netherlands than in many other European countries. At the same time, the Netherlands has enacted large-scale economic relief programs.This chapter gives an overview of how labor supply and well-being have changed in the Netherlands in the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. We show that changes in the labor market have affected different groups of people differently and we discuss reasons for these differences. In addition, we illustrate how the consequences of the lockdown have altered the well-being of Dutch workers.

scholarly journals Analysis of HR Management and Organizational Support in Maintaining Employee Well-Being and Performance When Working from Home During COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dediek Tri Kurniawan ◽  
. Sopiah ◽  
Lohana Juariyah ◽  
Afwan Hariri Agus Prohimi ◽  
Muhammad Syukri Salleh
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Organizational Support ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Airport Management ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Hr Practices ◽  
Work From Home ◽  
And Performance

he COVID-19 pandemic has paralyzed the economy in many countries. The Indonesian government decided to implement large-scale social restrictions to handle COVID-19. This policy encouraged various activities to be carried out at home. Some companies decided to encourage their employees to work from home (WFH). This study aimed to explore HR policies during the COVID-19 pandemic in maintaining employee performance in airport-management companies. This research used online questionnaires to reduce face-to-face interaction and was assisted by the HR departments in the companies. This research confirmed that HR practices and perceived organizational support positively influenced job performance. This study could not show the role of employee well-being as a mediator, which is related to HR practices and POS not having been proven to affect employee well-being. In addition, the results did not show that employee well-being affects job performance. Keywords: Maintaining Employee, Organizational Support, Performance, HR Policies, Work From Home

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