[The relationship between workaholism defined as an addiction and a behavioral tendency and work-family conflict].
BACKGROUND
The aim of this research was to analyze the relationship between workaholism (defined as an addiction and a behavioral tendency) and intensity of work/family conflict (WFC/FWC).


METHODS
A group of 178 employees was surveyed three times in one year: six months before the annual leave, just after its termination and six months after annual leave. The Scale of Being Absorbed by Work (Skala Zaabsorbowania Praca - SZAP) by Golińska was applied to measure workaholism defined as an addiction, and the Scale of Workaholism as Behavioral Tendencies (SWBT) by Mudrack and Naughton to measure workaholism defined as a behavioral tendency. In addition, the Scale of Work-Family Conflict by Netemayer was used as another diagnostic tool.


CONCLUSIONS
The results of the survey showed statistically significant positive relationship between workaholism measured by SZAP and the intensity of work-family conflict (WFC/FWC) at each stage of the study, while workaholism measured by SWBT did not reveal such a relationship. The results indicate a significant role of the applied Scale of Being Absorbed by Work in understanding the effects of workaholism.
Zakład Psychologii Zdrowia, Instytut Psychologii Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, Łódź. janchodkiewicz@poczta.onet.pl
Jan
J
Chodkiewicz
Mateusz
M
Hauk
D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011044:Poland; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014937:Work / Q000523:psychology*; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance; D055815:Young Adult