Marital Estrangement, Positive Affect, and Locus of Control Among Spouses of Workaholics and Spouses of Nonworkaholics: A National Study

Robinson, Bryan E.; Carroll, Jane J.; Flowers, Claudia

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“…Robinson and Post indicated that workaholics perceived their families as having worse communication, less affective involvement and less clearly defined family roles than nonworkaholics [17]. Robinson, Carroll and Flowers obtained similar findings; they indicated that work addicts presented reduced positive emotions towards their spouses, reduced physical attraction and loss of positive emotions, caring and desire, in comparison to nonaddicts [19]. Additionally, Burke found that workaholics were less satisfied with their family life than other workers [20].…”

Section: Consequences Of Workaholismsupporting

confidence: 63%

“…Workaholics' families had dysfunctional patterns similar to alcoholic families: denial, high expectations of perfection and enabling [13]. In their study, Robinson, Carroll and Flowers discovered that female spouses of workaholics presented less positive affect toward their husbands, higher external locus of control and higher level of marital estrangement in comparison to spouses of nonworkaholics [19]. Oates indicated that a husband's workaholism might affect a wife's behaviour, mainly provoking overinvolvement in a number of additional activities [1].…”

Section: Consequences Of Workaholismmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Workaholism and Mental Health Among Polish Academic Workers

Bartczak

Ogińska-Bulik

2012

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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Section: Consequences Of Workaholismsupporting

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Workaholism and Mental Health Among Polish Academic Workers

Bartczak

Ogińska-Bulik

2012

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

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“…Indeed, workaholics report relatively greater marital estrangement [38], perceive less effective family problem solving and communication [40], report strained relations with children (more so with children than with spouse [5]), and female workaholics report being relatively unlikely to get married [37]. Furthermore, Robinson and Kelley [39] found that children of workaholics reported greater depression and external locus of control relative to children of nonworkaholics.…”

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Workaholism: A Review

Sussman¹

2012

J Addict Res Ther

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In this review, I examine the definition, etiology, measurement, prevention and treatment of workaholism, based on a systematic search of the literature. While there is some debate regarding the parameters of the concept, viewed as a negative consequential addiction, workaholism involves excessive time spent working, preoccupation with work to the exclusion of other life domains, loss of control over the parameters of one’s work and disenchantment with work, and negative social, emotional, and health consequences. The etiology of workaholism is not clear but may pertain to persons with compulsive personality traits, who are driven to work harder than that demanded from work contexts, and who have learned to place work as a main means of gratification compared to other lifestyle alternatives. Most measurement approaches rely on self-report questionnaires, tested primarily with convenience samples. Refinement of current assessments is ongoing. Prevention and treatment implications are discussed, which include intra- and extra-personal level approaches. Finally, limitations of the work completed in this arena are mentioned and needed future research directions are suggested.

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“…life dissatisfaction (Bonebright, Clay, & Ankenmann, 2000), work-family confl ict (Bonebright et al, 2000;Matuska, 2010;Shimazu, Demerouti, Bakker, Shimada, & Kawakami, 2011), and higher level of confl ict in relationships and marital problems (Robinson, Carroll, & Flowers, 2001). In a time series study (i.e., a more sophisticated design to assess consequences than the more frequently used cross-sectional surveys), Bakker, Demerouti, Oelermans, and Sonnentag (2013) confi rmed that working during the evening was more harmful in terms of well-being for workaholics than for non-workaholics.…”

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

Quiñones¹,

Griffiths²

2015

J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv

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Workaholism was fi rst conceptualized in the early 1970s as a behavioral addiction, featuring compulsive use and interpersonal confl ict. The current article briefl y examines the empirical and theoretical literature over the past four decades. In relation to conceptualization and measurement, how the concept of workaholism has worsened from using dimensions based on anecdotal evidence, ad-hoc measures with weak theoretical foundation, and poor factorial validity of multidimensional conceptualizations is highlighted. Benefi ts of building on the addiction literature to conceptualize workaholism are presented (including the only instrument that has used core addiction criteria: the Bergen Work Addiction Scale). Problems estimating accurate prevalence estimates of work addiction are also presented. Individual and sociocultural risk factors, and the negative consequences of workaholism from the addiction perspective (e.g., depression, burnout, poor health, life dissatisfaction, family/relationship problems) are discussed. The current article summarizes how current research can be used to evaluate workaholism by psychiatric-mental health nurses in clinical practice, including primary care and mental health settings.

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Marital Estrangement, Positive Affect, and Locus of Control Among Spouses of Workaholics and Spouses of Nonworkaholics: A National Study

Cited by 104 publications

References 33 publications

Workaholism and Mental Health Among Polish Academic Workers

Workaholism and Mental Health Among Polish Academic Workers

Workaholism: A Review

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

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