Addiction to work and factors relating to this: a cross-sectional study on doctors in the state of Paraíba

Azevedo, Walter Fernandes de; Mathias, L

doi:10.1590/1516-3180.2016.0312250417

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“…Some interventions can be particularly helpful in overcoming WA, such as constructive leadership training (Molino et al, 2019 ). However, it is important to point out that to date there are no treatments available for WA, suggesting that there is an urgent need to develop therapeutic interventions and perform future experimental studies in this area (Azevedo & Mathias, 2017a ; Nené, 2015 ).…”

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Work Addiction and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress: the Mediating Role of Food Addiction Among Lebanese Young Adult Workers

Fekih‐Romdhane

Sawma

Akel

et al. 2022

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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Work addiction is considered a public health concern, as it can lead to negative and harmful health outcomes. However, patterns leading from work addiction to mental health concerns remain so far largely unknown and under-studied. We aimed to verify whether the relationship between work addiction and psychological distress (i.e., depression, anxiety, and stress) is mediated by food addiction among young adult workers in the context of Lebanese culture. The second objective was to validate the Arabic version of the Bergen Work Addiction Scale (BWAS). The online cross-sectional survey was conducted among 1268 Lebanese young adult workers (65.1% females, mean age 26.18 years) using the Bergen Work Addiction Scale, the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale, the Yale Food Addiction Scale, and the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire. The PROCESS SPSS Macro version 3.4, model four, was used to compute the mediation analysis. Findings revealed that 175 (13.8%) were presented as work-addicted individuals, and 226 (17.8%) exhibited addictive -like eating behaviors. Bivariate analyses showed that higher degree of work addiction and food addiction was significantly associated with higher levels of depression, anxiety, and stress. The results of the mediation analysis showed that the association between work addiction and depression, anxiety, and stress was mediated by food addiction. In light of our findings, we cautiously suggest that the link of work addiction to psychological distress via food addiction implies that strategies targeting food addiction might mitigate the harmful effects of work addiction on workers’ mental health.

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Work Addiction and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress: the Mediating Role of Food Addiction Among Lebanese Young Adult Workers

Fekih‐Romdhane

Sawma

Akel

et al. 2022

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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“…(DUWAS) (Azevedo and Mathias, 2017) [52] Psychometric properties Addiction to work CTT Internal structure One-component model (PCA), factor loadings between 0.60 and 0.70, and explained variance of 44.5%. Relations to other variables Addiction to work was positively correlated with the number of shifts worked (r = 0.20), and it showed a negative correlation with age (r = −0.20).…”

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Psychometric Properties of Heavy Work Investment Measures: A Systematic Review

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In recent years, the study of heavy work investment (HWI) has been diversifying greatly in the various fields of application in the organizational field, for example, occupational health, human resources, quality at work among others. However, to date, no systematic review has been carried out to examine the methodological quality of the instruments designed to measure HWI. Therefore, the present systematic review examines the psychometric properties of three main measures of HWI: Workaholism Battery (WorkBAT), Work Addiction Risk Test (WART), and Dutch Work Addiction Scale (DUWAS). Five electronic databases were systematically searched, selecting psychometric articles. Of the 2621 articles identified, 35 articles met all inclusion criteria published between 1992 and 2019. The findings indicated that most of the articles were focused on reviewing psychometric properties, analyses were conducted from classical test theory, collected validity evidence based on internal structure and relationship with other variables, and reliability of scores was obtained through the internal consistency method. Of the instruments reviewed, the DUWAS is the one with the highest methodological quality. Recommendations are made for future research to address the psychometric study of these instruments based on recent advances in the field of organizational measurement.

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Work addiction and quality of care in healthcare: Working long hours should not be confused with addiction to work

Griffiths

2023

BMJ Qual Saf

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Addiction to work and factors relating to this: a cross-sectional study on doctors in the state of Paraíba

Abstract: Greater attention to this phenomenon is required and further research on this topic is needed in order to elucidate the harm caused by addiction to work in daily medical practice.

Cited by 5 publications

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Work Addiction and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress: the Mediating Role of Food Addiction Among Lebanese Young Adult Workers

Work Addiction and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress: the Mediating Role of Food Addiction Among Lebanese Young Adult Workers

Psychometric Properties of Heavy Work Investment Measures: A Systematic Review

Work addiction and quality of care in healthcare: Working long hours should not be confused with addiction to work

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