Addiction to Work: A Critical Review of the Workaholism Construct and Recommendations for Assessment

Quiñones, Cristina; Griffiths, Mark D.

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“…Some relevant literature reports that nursing is one among the professions at risk of work addiction [37]. A research conducted by Burke et al [38] used an ad hoc measuring scale to study workaholism in a sample of 496 Norwegian nurses.…”

Section: Workaholism and Nursingmentioning

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The Impact of Workaholism on Nurses’ Burnout and Disillusion

Nonnis¹,

Massidda²,

Cuccu³

et al. 2018

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Background:The literature has shown that workaholism acts at the root of burnout, but research regarding these constructs in the nursing profession is scant. Similarly, little attention has been paid to the impact of workaholism on disillusion, which is a dimension of burnout linked to professional vocation.Objectives:Contribute to the ongoing research on the relationship between workaholism and burnout among nurses. Moreover, this study considers disillusion as a dimension to be considered when investigating the relationship between workaholism and burnout, since nursing entails professional vocation.Method:The study followed a cross-sectional design. 614 nurses of six hospitals in South Italy have compiled two Self-report questionnaires: the Dutch Utrecht WorkAholism Scale (workaholism - Italian version) and the Link Burnout Questionnaire (burnout). Part of the group of subjects was diagnosed with both syndromes or considered at risk of developing them. The impact of workaholism on burnout was examined using Structural Equation Models for each variable.Results:More than 26% of the nurses are affected by burnout whereas 21% are workaholics. Working excessively proved to be a good predictor of both psychophysical exhaustion and disillusion.Conclusions:Nurses are at risk of workaholism and burnout. The study shows that workaholism is a predictor of nurses’ burnout, in particular working excessively (a dimension of workaholism) affects their psychophysical well-being and professional vocation.

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Section: Workaholism and Nursingmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Workaholism on Nurses’ Burnout and Disillusion

Nonnis¹,

Massidda²,

Cuccu³

et al. 2018

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“…Over the past two decades, research examining work addiction has greatly increased (Clark, Michel, Zhdanova, Pui, & Baltes, 2016), both in terms of conceptual clarification and further consistent recognition regarding the correlates of work addiction (Andreassen, 2014;Atroszko, 2012;Griffiths, 2011;Shimazu, Schaufeli, Kamiyama, & Kawakami, 2015). Furthermore, many scholars have examined the differentiation between work addiction and work engagement as well as harmonious and obsessive passion towards work, both theoretically and empirically (e.g., Andreassen, 2014;Burke & Fiksenbaum, 2009;Birkeland & Buch, 2015;Karanika-Murray, Duncan, Pontes, & Griffiths, 2015;Karanika-Murray, Pontes, Griffiths, & Biron, 2015;Quinones & Griffiths, 2015;Quinones, Griffiths, & Kakabadse, 2016;Vallerand, Paquet, Philippe, & Charest, 2010;van Beek, Hu, Schaufeli, Taris, & Schreurs, 2012;van Beek, Taris, Schaufeli, & Brenninkmeijer, 2014). Studies have also demonstrated that the concepts are either slightly positively related (Shimazu & Schaufeli, 2009) or not at all (van Beek, Taris, & Schaufeli, 2011).…”

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Work addiction in Poland: adaptation of the Bergen Work Addiction Scale and relationship with psychopathology

Atroszko¹,

Pallesen²,

Griffiths³

et al. 2017

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health psychology report • volume 5(4), 7 original article background Work addiction has been recognized as a potential behavioral addiction, and studies have consistently shown its negative relationship with psychosocial functioning. However, in many countries, such as Poland, very few work addiction studies are based on measures developed using an addiction framework. Against this backdrop, the Bergen Work Addiction Scale (BWAS) was adapted for use in Polish samples and its relationship with psychopathology was investigated. participants and procedure In a pen-and-pencil cross sectional study, the BWAS, the Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Self-Report Scale, the Mini-International Personality Item Pool, and questions concerning demographic, health and workrelated variables were administered to 723 Polish employees from various professions. Their mean age was 36.37 years (SD = 11.33, range = 20-79). results Support for a one-factor solution for the BWAS was found and the BWAS demonstrated good reliability (α = .84). Work addiction was significantly related to specific aspects of work (longer working time and managerial positions), personality traits (higher neuroticism), and psychopathology (depression and attention deficit hyperactivity). The prevalence of work addiction using the BWAS was 17.4% in the present sample. conclusions The Polish BWAS has good psychometric properties and is a suitable scale for the assessment of work addiction based on the findings of the present study.

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“…Dentre os participantes, 50,3% atuavam como profissionais liberais, 34,9% na prestação de serviços, 11,7% como vendedores e representantes comercias e 4,1% declararam-se somente como autônomos. A maioria recebia uma remuneração entre R$ 1.734,00 a R$ 7.475,00 (51,6%), faixa salarial definida como C, de acordo com a classificação da Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)/ Centro de Politicas Sociais elaborada por Neri (2012).…”

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Zardo

Carlotto²

2019

Salud soc.

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Objective: This study aimed to identify work addiction (WA) predictors in a sample of 490 Brazilian selfemployed professionals (SEP). Method: Sociodemographic and labor questionnaire, Dutch Work Addiction Scale, Motivation Scale -Regulatory Focus and Life Satisfaction Scale were used as research instruments. Results: The results identified a predictive model, obtained through Multiple Linear Regression, for each of the dimensions of WA: excessive work (EW) and compulsive work (CW). On the EW dimension, the model identified as directly proportional variables to WA the weekly workload, the focus on promotion, the motivation/focus on prevention, the importance attributed to work, individual work, and belonging to the female gender. As inversely proportional variables figure age and not taking work activities to do at home. On the CW dimension, the directly proportional variables to WA was motivation/focus on prevention, weekly workload, the importance attributed to work and belonging to the female gender. The inversely proportional variables was the higher age, satisfaction with life and not taking work for do at home. Conclussion: The results identified may support new studies and interventions aimed at the prevention of WA in SE.

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Addiction to Work: A Critical Review of the Workaholism Construct and Recommendations for Assessment

Cited by 62 publications

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The Impact of Workaholism on Nurses’ Burnout and Disillusion

The Impact of Workaholism on Nurses’ Burnout and Disillusion

Work addiction in Poland: adaptation of the Bergen Work Addiction Scale and relationship with psychopathology

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