Validity of a brief workaholism scale.
The current study contributes to our understanding of workaholism as a negative construct, and to its measurement by examining the psychometric properties of a short 10-item workaholism scale called DUWAS (Dutch Work Addiction Scale). Confirmatory factor analyses were carried out in a heterogeneous sample of 2,714 employees from the Netherlands (n= 2,164) and Spain (n= 550). The results confirmed the expected two-factor structure of workaholism: working excessively and working compulsively. Moreover, multi-group analyses showed that this two-factor structure was invariant across both countries. Lastly, negative correlations among workaholism and psychosocial well-being (i.e., perceived health and happiness) are indicators of the negative nature of workaholism.
Del Líbano
Mario
M
Universitat Jaume I, Spain. libano@psi.uji.es
Llorens
Susana
S
Salanova
Marisa
M
Schaufeli
Wilmar
W
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016739:Behavior, Addictive; D003192:Compulsive Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014937:Work / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult