title: Risk of addiction to work and family functioning.
abstract: A total of 107 self-identified workaholics from across the United States and Canada responded to a set of inventories assessing their scores on the Work Addiction Risk Test and the correlations with current family functioning. Individuals in the High-risk group, compared to those in the Low- and Medium-groups, were significantly more likely to perceive their current families as having less effective problem-solving ability, worse communication, less clearly established family roles, fewer affective responses, less affective involvement, and lower general family functioning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Counseling, Special Education and Child Development, University of North Carolina-Charlotte 28203, USA.
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Post
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000368:Aged; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000523:psychology*; D003142:Communication; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011340:Problem Solving; D012307:Risk Factors; D012657:Self-Help Groups