Demographic and Occupational Correlates of Workaholism

Drawing on a convenience sample of 9,160 Dutch employees, the present study examined whether commonly held ideas about the associations between demographic, professional, and occupational characteristics and workaholism would be observed. For example, it is sometimes assumed that managers are more l...

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Published in:Psychological reports 2012-04, Vol.110 (2), p.547-554
Main Authors: Taris, Toon W., Van Beek, Ilona, Schaufeli, Wilmar B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Behavior, Addictive - diagnosis
Behavior, Addictive - epidemiology
Behavior, Addictive - psychology
Compulsive Behavior - diagnosis
Compulsive Behavior - epidemiology
Compulsive Behavior - psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health Surveys
Hierarchy, Social
Humans
Job Satisfaction
Male
Middle Aged
Netherlands
Occupations
Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data
Psychometrics
Statistics as Topic
Stereotyping
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Summary:Drawing on a convenience sample of 9,160 Dutch employees, the present study examined whether commonly held ideas about the associations between demographic, professional, and occupational characteristics and workaholism would be observed. For example, it is sometimes assumed that managers are more likely to display workaholic tendencies than others. Analysis of variance was used to relate workaholism scores (measured as the combination of working excessively and working compulsively) to participant age, sex, employment status (self-employed or not), profession, and occupational sector. Relatively high average scores on workaholism were obtained by workers in the agriculture, construction, communication, consultancy, and commerce/trade sectors, as well as managers and higher professionals. Low scores were found for those in the public administration and services industry sectors, and for nurses, social workers, and paramedics. The other characteristics were not or only weakly related to workaholism.
ISSN:0033-2941
1558-691X
DOI:10.2466/03.09.17.PR0.110.2.547-554