The Structure of Workaholism and Types of Workaholic

• Autorzy: Diana Malinowska , Aleksandra Tokarz

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of the study presented was to verify empirically a conception of workaholism as a multidimensional syndrome. The study also investigated the notion of ‘functional’ and ‘dysfunctional’ types of workaholic, on the basis of the participants’ cognitive evaluations of their quality of life. The research group comprised Polish managers who had graduated with, or were studying to attain, a Master’s degree in Business Administration. The 137 participants completed a set of questionnaires that were based on five different research tools. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the theory that workaholism has a three-dimensional structure that includes behavioural, cognitive, and affective dimensions. Using cluster analysis, three types of worker were identified, two of which represented types of workaholic with different scores for the dimensions of workaholism and for aspects of quality of life. The research demonstrated that workaholism is a three-dimensional construct. It enabled the integration of different perspectives and also confirmed that dysfunctional and functional types of workaholic exist. Furthermore, this paper provides practical insights about workaholism for practitioners of human resources that can be used in the selection and evaluation of employees.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

workaholism; types of workaholic; quality of life; well-being

• Wydawca: Polska Akademia Nauk
• Czasopismo: Polish Psychological Bulletin
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: 45
• Numer: 2
• Strony: 211-222

Daty

wydano

2014

Twórcy

autor

Diana Malinowska

• Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
• Jagiellonian University, Institute of Psychology, Al. Mickiewicza 3, P.O. Box 31-120 Cracow, Poland

autor

Aleksandra Tokarz

• Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland

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DOI

10.2478/ppb-2014-0027

Biblioteka Nauki

430732