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Work Addiction Among Employees and Self-Employed Workers: An Investigation Based on the Italian Version of the Bergen Work Addiction Scale

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Molino, Monica
Scafuri Kovalchuk, Liiliya
Ghislieri, Chiara
Spagnoli, Paola

Abstract / Description

The increasing interest in work addiction is connected to recent changes in the work culture and work habits. Despite this interest, knowledge pertaining to this phenomenon and measures to assess it are still limited. This study aims to contribute by examining the psychometric features of the Italian version of the Bergen Work Addiction Scale, a unidimensional scale based on the perspective of addiction. The research method consisted in two steps: in the first cross-sectional study, a convenience sample of 1,035 workers filled in a self-report questionnaire; the second step was a two-wave longitudinal study that involved a convenience sample of 292 workers. Results confirmed the psychometric properties of the scale across employees and self-employed groups. Moreover, results showed a significantly higher level of work addiction among self-employed workers than employees. This study provides support for the evaluation of workaholism in the Italian context among different kind of professions.

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workaholism Bergen Work Addiction Scale assessment psychometrics scale self-employed

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Date of first publication

2021-09-15

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Europe's Journal of Psychology

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PsychArchives

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acceptedVersion

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Molino, M., Scafuri Kovalchuk, L., Ghislieri, C., & Spagnoli, P. (in press). Work addiction among employees and self-employed workers: An investigation based on the Italian version of the Bergen Work Addiction Scale [Accepted manuscript]. Europe's Journal of Psychology. http://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.5101
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Molino, Monica
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Scafuri Kovalchuk, Liiliya
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Ghislieri, Chiara
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Spagnoli, Paola
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2021-09-15T11:02:49Z
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    2021-09-15T11:02:49Z
  • Date of first publication
    2021-09-15
  • Abstract / Description
    The increasing interest in work addiction is connected to recent changes in the work culture and work habits. Despite this interest, knowledge pertaining to this phenomenon and measures to assess it are still limited. This study aims to contribute by examining the psychometric features of the Italian version of the Bergen Work Addiction Scale, a unidimensional scale based on the perspective of addiction. The research method consisted in two steps: in the first cross-sectional study, a convenience sample of 1,035 workers filled in a self-report questionnaire; the second step was a two-wave longitudinal study that involved a convenience sample of 292 workers. Results confirmed the psychometric properties of the scale across employees and self-employed groups. Moreover, results showed a significantly higher level of work addiction among self-employed workers than employees. This study provides support for the evaluation of workaholism in the Italian context among different kind of professions.
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  • Publication status
    acceptedVersion
  • Review status
    reviewed
  • Citation
    Molino, M., Scafuri Kovalchuk, L., Ghislieri, C., & Spagnoli, P. (in press). Work addiction among employees and self-employed workers: An investigation based on the Italian version of the Bergen Work Addiction Scale [Accepted manuscript]. Europe's Journal of Psychology. http://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.5101
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  • ISSN
    1841-0413
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/4524
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.5101
  • Language of content
    eng
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  • Publisher
    PsychArchives
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  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.2607
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.8334
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.8334
  • Keyword(s)
    workaholism
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  • Keyword(s)
    Bergen Work Addiction Scale
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  • Keyword(s)
    assessment
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  • Keyword(s)
    psychometrics
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  • Keyword(s)
    scale
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  • Keyword(s)
    self-employed
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Work Addiction Among Employees and Self-Employed Workers: An Investigation Based on the Italian Version of the Bergen Work Addiction Scale
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  • DRO type
    article
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  • Journal title
    Europe's Journal of Psychology
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    PsychOpen GOLD
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    Accepted Manuscript
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