an article by Marisa Salanova and Susana Llorens (Universitat Jaume 1, Castellon, Spain) and Angel Arturo López-González, Ma Teófila Vicente-Herrero and Matias Tomás-Salvá (Universitat de les Illes Balears, Palma, Spain) and Mario del Líbano (Universidad de Burgos, Spain) published in Work & Stress: An International Journal of Work, Health & Organisations Volume 30 Issue 3 (2016)
Abstract
This study tests the relationships between workaholism (i.e. working excessively and compulsively), sleep problems and cardiovascular risk in 537 employees from five Spanish hospitals.
Four types of worker (i.e. workaholics, positive workers, compulsive workers and hard workers) were distinguished, and their health indicators were compared.
The results showed that workaholics experienced significantly more sleep problems (i.e. morning tiredness, sleeping while driving and sleeping fewer hours both on weekdays and at weekends, with poorer quality), had higher relative risk scores, and consumed more caffeine and alcohol than the other patterns of worker (positive, compulsive and hard workers).
Further analyses revealed that sleep problems fully mediated the relationship between workaholism (i.e. working excessively and compulsively) and cardiovascular risk.
The study emphasizes the fact that being a workaholic might be a significant risk factor for having sleep problems and cardiovascular disease.
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Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Workaholism and work-family spillover in a cross-occupational sample
an article by Cecilie Schou Andreassen (University of Bergen, Norway and The Bergen Clinics Foundation, Norway) and Jørn Hetland and Ståle Pallesen (University of Bergen, Norway) published in European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology Volume 22 Number 1 (February 2013)
Abstract
This study examined the relationship between three components of workaholism (work involvement, drive, enjoyment of work) and work-family spillover.
A cross-occupational sample consisting of 661 Norwegian employees from six different organisations responded to a Web-based questionnaire measuring workaholism and work-family spillover.
A short and revised version of the WorkBAT showed that work involvement was positively related to both positive family-to-work spillover and to negative work-to-family spillover.
Drive was positively related to both negative work-to-family and negative family-to-work spillover, and negatively related to positive work-to-family spillover.
Enjoyment of work was positively associated with positive work-to-family and positive family-to-work spillover.
Workaholism is clearly related to spillover. The findings imply that interventions for workers scoring high on work involvement and drive should be emphasised as these dimensions were associated with negative spillover. More research on this area is warranted.
Abstract
This study examined the relationship between three components of workaholism (work involvement, drive, enjoyment of work) and work-family spillover.
A cross-occupational sample consisting of 661 Norwegian employees from six different organisations responded to a Web-based questionnaire measuring workaholism and work-family spillover.
A short and revised version of the WorkBAT showed that work involvement was positively related to both positive family-to-work spillover and to negative work-to-family spillover.
Drive was positively related to both negative work-to-family and negative family-to-work spillover, and negatively related to positive work-to-family spillover.
Enjoyment of work was positively associated with positive work-to-family and positive family-to-work spillover.
Workaholism is clearly related to spillover. The findings imply that interventions for workers scoring high on work involvement and drive should be emphasised as these dimensions were associated with negative spillover. More research on this area is warranted.
Wednesday, 9 January 2013
Workaholism and daily recovery: A day reconstruction study of leisure activities
an article by Arnold B. Bakker and Wido Oerlemans (Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands), Evangelia Demerouti (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands) and Sabine Sonnentag (University of Mannheim, Germany) published in Journal of Organizational Behavior Volume 34 Issue 1 (January 2013)
Summary
This study among 85 individuals used a day reconstruction approach to examine whether workaholism moderates the relationship between daily activities during non-work time and daily well-being in the evening (evening happiness, momentary vigour before bedtime, and momentary recovery before bedtime).
Specifically, it was hypothesised that daily work-related activities during the evening have a stronger negative relationship with daily well-being for employees high (versus low) in workaholism and that daily physical and social activities have a stronger positive relationship with well-being for employees high (versus low) in workaholism.
The results of multilevel analyses largely supported the hypotheses for daily physical and work-related activities but not for social activities during non-work time.
These findings imply that organisations should not encourage their employees and particularly those who score high on workaholism to work during non-work time and instead promote physical exercise.
Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Summary
This study among 85 individuals used a day reconstruction approach to examine whether workaholism moderates the relationship between daily activities during non-work time and daily well-being in the evening (evening happiness, momentary vigour before bedtime, and momentary recovery before bedtime).
Specifically, it was hypothesised that daily work-related activities during the evening have a stronger negative relationship with daily well-being for employees high (versus low) in workaholism and that daily physical and social activities have a stronger positive relationship with well-being for employees high (versus low) in workaholism.
The results of multilevel analyses largely supported the hypotheses for daily physical and work-related activities but not for social activities during non-work time.
These findings imply that organisations should not encourage their employees and particularly those who score high on workaholism to work during non-work time and instead promote physical exercise.
Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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