Assessing the offspring of workaholic parents: the Children of Workaholics Screening Test.
This study reports initial stages in the development of a self-report instrument that measures offsprings' mental disposition toward their parents' work habits. In an initial sitting, a battery of tests was administered to 207 young adults to assess the reliability and validity of the Children of Workaholics Screening Test. After a 2-wk. interval, the test was administered again. Test-retest reliability, split-half reliability, and concurrent validity are reported. The findings provide strong support for the utility of the Children of Workaholics Screening Test for assessing the offspring of workaholic parents.
Robinson
B E
BE
Department of Counseling, Special Education, and Child Development, UNC-Charlotte 28223, USA. berobins@email.uncc.edu
Carroll
J J
JJ
D000328:Adult; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*